heartsandflowers
The word 'hearts-and-flowers' is a compound noun divided into five syllables: hear-ts-and-flow-ers. Primary stress falls on 'hear'. Syllabification follows standard GB English rules of onset-rime structure and suffix separation. The word's meaning is a cliché representing excessive sentimentality.
Definitions
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A cliché representing sentimental or excessively optimistic views of life; a romanticized or idealized depiction of something.
“Don't give me all that hearts-and-flowers nonsense.”
“The film was a bit too heavy on the hearts-and-flowers.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('hear'), secondary stress on 'and' and 'flow'
Syllables
hear — Open syllable, onset 'h', rime 'ɪə'. ts — Closed syllable, consonant cluster. and — Open syllable, onset 'æ', rime 'nd'. flow — Open syllable, onset 'fl', rime 'oʊ'. ers — Open syllable, schwa vowel, plural suffix
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Onset-Rime
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Consonant Clusters
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Suffixes
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- Compound noun phrase structure.
- Potential vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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