valentine

See also: Valentine

English

Etymology

From Saint Valentine's Day (“day of celebration of romantic love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaləntaɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: val‧en‧tine

Noun

valentine (plural valentines)

1. An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.

   Such an extravagant valentine was unexpected.

2. A person to whom a valentine is given or from whom it is received, especially on February 14th.

   Won't you be my valentine?

Synonyms

• Valentine
• Valentine's
• valentine's

Derived terms

• valentining

 

Related terms

• Saint Valentine
• Saint Valentine Day
• Saint Valentine's Day
• Valentine
• Valentine Day
• Valentine's Day
• vinegar valentine

 

Translations

an expression of affection, especially romantic

• Bulgarian: валенти́нка f (valentínka)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聖瓦倫丁 / 圣瓦伦丁 (shèngwǎlúndīng)

• Finnish: ystävänpäiväkortti
• French: valentine (fr) (old word; used only for cards or envelopes)
• Georgian: სატრფო (saṭrpo), მიჯნური (miǯnuri)
• German: Valentinsgruß m, Liebesgruß m
• Irish: cárta Fhéile Vailintín m, cárta vailintín m, cárta Lá Fhéile Vailintín m
• Italian: valentina f
• Norman: carte d'Valentinne f (Jersey)
• Polish: walentynka (pl) f
• Russian: валенти́нка (ru) f (valentínka)
• Welsh: folant f, falantein f

a person to whom you give, or from whom you receive, a valentine, on February 14th

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 情人 (zh) (qíngrén)

• Finnish: ystävänpäiväkortin saaja
• French: Valentine (fr)
• Georgian: მიჯნური (miǯnuri), სატრფო (saṭrpo)
• Irish: vailintín m
• Norman: valentin m (Jersey), valentinne f (Jersey)
• Polish: walentynka (pl) f

Anagrams

• Levantine

Italian

Noun

valentine f pl

1. plural of valentina

Anagrams

• Leventina, invalente, levantine, velinante