HEART-TO-HEART

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heart-to-heart mean? 

• HEART-TO-HEART (noun)
  The noun HEART-TO-HEART has 1 sense:

1. an intimate talk in private

  Familiarity information: HEART-TO-HEART used as a noun is very rare.

• HEART-TO-HEART (adjective)
  The adjective HEART-TO-HEART has 1 sense:

1. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

  Familiarity information: HEART-TO-HEART used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEART-TO-HEART (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An intimate talk in private

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart

Hypernyms ("heart-to-heart" is a kind of...):

talk; talking (an exchange of ideas via conversation)

Derivation:

heart-to-heart (openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness)

• HEART-TO-HEART (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

Synonyms:

candid; heart-to-heart; open

Context example:

a heart-to-heart talk

Similar:

artless; ingenuous (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)

Derivation:

heart-to-heart (an intimate talk in private)

 Context examples 

It is possible that money has become a bone of contention, either with a spouse or a business partner/collaborator, and that you will need to have a heart-to-heart discussion.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)