lionheart

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US/ˈlaɪ.ən.hɑɹt/

noun

A brave, heroic person.

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Meanings

lionheart1

nounlionheart (plural lionhearts)

plural lionhearts

  1. idiomaticA brave, heroic person.

    But the United States Congress tends to be a courage-free zone, so Mr. McCain’s orneriness toward Republican primary voters makes him a lionheart in the political world.

    2008 February 17, Nicholas D. Kristof, “The World’s Worst Panderer”, in New York Times

Lionheart2

proper noun
  1. An epithet of Richard I of England.

    Lions-heart, is... the by-name of K. Richard.

    1631, John Weever, Ancient Funerall Monuments..., page 644

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heroknight in shining armor

Origin

lionheart · noun

From lion + heart, perhaps from Richard the Lionheart.

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Lionheart · proper noun

From Middle English calques of Cœur de Lion (“[with the] Heart of a Lion”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Leeuehart
  • Leeuehartepithet of Richard I of England
Arabic قَلْب اَلأَسَد
  • قَلْب اَلأَسَد (qalb al-ʔasad)epithet of Richard I of England
Basque Lehoibihotza
  • Lehoibihotzaepithet of Richard I of England
Bengali শের-ই-দিল
  • শের-ই-দিল (śer-i-dil)epithet of Richard I of England
Catalan Cor de Lleó
  • Cor de Lleóepithet of Richard I of England
Czech Lví Srdce
  • Lví Srdceepithet of Richard I of England
Danish Løvehjerte
  • Løvehjerteepithet of Richard I of England
Dutch Leeuwenhart
  • Leeuwenhartepithet of Richard I of England
Esperanto Leonkoro
  • Leonkoroepithet of Richard I of England
Estonian Lõvisüda
  • Lõvisüdaepithet of Richard I of England
Finnish Leijonamieli
  • Leijonamieliepithet of Richard I of England
French Cœur de Lion
  • Cœur de Lionepithet of Richard I of England
German Löwenherz
  • Löwenherzepithet of Richard I of England
Greek Λεοντόκαρδος
  • Λεοντόκαρδος (Leontókardos)epithet of Richard I of England
Hungarian Oroszlánszívű
  • Oroszlánszívűepithet of Richard I of England
Icelandic Ljónshjarta
  • Ljónshjartaepithet of Richard I of England
Irish Leonchroí
  • Leonchroíepithet of Richard I of England
Italian Cuor di Leone
  • Cuor di Leoneepithet of Richard I of England
Japanese 獅子心王
  • 獅子心王 (shishishin'ō)epithet of Richard I of England
Korean 사자심왕
  • 사자심왕 (sajasimwang)epithet of Richard I of England
Latin Cor Leonis
  • Cor Leonisepithet of Richard I of England
Latvian Lauvassirds
  • Lauvassirdsepithet of Richard I of England
Lithuanian Liūtaširdis
  • Liūtaširdisepithet of Richard I of England
Polish Lwie Serce
  • Lwie Serceepithet of Richard I of England
Portuguese Coração de Leão
  • Coração de Leãoepithet of Richard I of England
Romanian Inimă de Leu
  • Inimă de Leuepithet of Richard I of England
Russian Льви́ное Се́рдце
  • Льви́ное Се́рдце (Lʹvínoje Sérdce)epithet of Richard I of England
Spanish Corazón de León
  • Corazón de Leónepithet of Richard I of England
Swedish Lejonhjärta
  • Lejonhjärtaepithet of Richard I of England
Turkish Aslan Yürekli
  • Aslan Yürekliepithet of Richard I of England
Welsh Lewgalon
  • Lewgalonepithet of Richard I of England
Cite this entry
APA

lionheart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionheart

MLA

“lionheart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionheart. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lionheart,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionheart.

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