overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

heartthrob.

A heartbeat.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑːtˌθɹɒb/UK/ˈhɑɹtˌθɹɑb/US/ˈhɑːtˌθɹɔb/Australia
  1. A heartbeat.

  2. The object of one’s desires or infatuation; a sweetheart.

  3. A handsome male celebrity.

Where this word comes from

From heart + throb.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

heartthrob has 10 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

heartthrob studioheartthrob workshello, heartthrob

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.