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valentine¹

  • /ˈvaləntaɪn/

Where it comes from

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

noun 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?

Similar: Valentine, Valentine's, valentine's

Valentine²

  • /ˈvæləntaɪn/

Where it comes from

From Latin Valentīnus, a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentinus, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini.

proper noun Valentines

  1. countable, uncountable Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Christian martyr.
  2. countable, uncountable Synonym of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.

    Similar: Valentinus

  3. countable, uncountable A male given name from Latin in quiet but steady use since the 16th century.
  4. countable, uncountable A female given name from Latin occasionally borrowed from French.
  5. countable, uncountable An English and Scottish surname derived from the male given name.
  6. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
  8. countable, uncountable A historic neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri.
  9. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Cherry County, Nebraska.
  10. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Edison township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
  11. countable, uncountable A small town in Jeff Davis County, Texas, named for its founding date, Valentine's Day.
  12. countable, uncountable A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania, France.
  13. countable, uncountable A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

noun Valentines

  1. Alternative letter-case form of valentine To morrow is ſaint Valentines day, / All in the morning betime, / And a maide at your window, / To be your Valentine: […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: saint, love, gift, map, panton, card, valentin, paramour, dear, darling, beloved, lover, sweetheart, admirer, suitor, beau

noun

Similar: Valentine, Valentine's, valentine's

Translations

Every language

noun an expression of affection, especially romantic

中文聖瓦倫丁 /圣瓦伦丁 shèngwǎlúndīng
Françaisvalentine
DeutschValentinsgruß, Liebesgruß
Italianovalentina
Русскийваленти́нка valentínka

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

中文情人 qíngrén
FrançaisValentine

name male given name

EspañolValentín
中文瓦倫丁 /瓦伦丁 Wǎlúndīng
PortuguêsValentim, Valentino
FrançaisValentin
DeutschValentin
ItalianoValentino
ΕλληνικάΒαλεντίνος Valentínos
RomânăValentin
РусскийВаленти́н Valentín
Tiếng ViệtValentinô

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@misc{valentine_2026,
  title = {valentine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/valentine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}