Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Dicentra, especially the Old World D. spectabilis, having arching clusters of pink to red or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers.
- n. A person who is considered excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
- n. someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
Examples
“Gabrielle Ashe was black, but her tawny coloring was more of a deep cinnamon or mahogany, the kind of comfortable in-between that Sexton knew bleeding heart "whites" could endorse without feeling like they were giving away the farm.”
Deception Point
“Somehow this would make a great show ... two of the city’s leading citizens missing, one a wealthy do-anything-for-a-buck industrialist, the other a bleeding heart who helped the downtrodden ... yeah, oh, man, yeah.”
Shiver
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bleeding heart’.
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Public List: Body Metaphors
Phrases that use body parts metaphorically.
neck of the woods, bone of contention, mouth of a river, teeth of the storm, heart of the matter, foot of the bed, eye of the storm, dogleg hole, finger lakes, headwaters, foothills, knik arm and 212 more...
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Flora
Flowers and plants have some of the most beautiful names.
These are often the common names, as opposed to the scientific or botanical names.daffodil, gardenia, tulip, snapdragon, violet, orchid, bleeding heart, daisy, lily, lilac, narcissus, rose and 278 more...
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Of blood
bad blood, bloodthirsty, bloodletting, bloodlust, blue blood, bloody hell, red-blooded, bleeding heart, own flesh and blood, cold-blooded, hot-blooded, chec...
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Political Pet Names
Ah, the language of endearment...
Feel free to add your favorite insult. Please include quotes or sources if you can. Thanks!
Please note: while this is a list about stuff...nutroots, rethuglican, wingnut, moonbat, libtard, obamabot, bushie, krudd, democrats, republicunts, repubs, leftist and 62 more...
reesetee I have those lovelies in my backyard. :-) Jun 10, 2009
bilby Flower. Jun 10, 2009
treeseed Someone with compassion or someone who is a "do-gooder."
Often seen as "bleeding heart Liberal" in the United States. Feb 28, 2008