heartthrob
noun
heart·throb
ˈhärt-ˌthräb 
1
: the throb of a heart
2
a
: sentimental emotion : passion
b
: sweetheart
also
: a usually renowned man (such as an entertainer) noted for his sex appeal
teen heartthrobs
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The early 2000s heartthrob is continuing his recent career renaissance with Verity, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Surely no other person was better qualified to select the winner of the look-alike contest than the two women who raised the heartthrob.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
The Irish heartthrob only gets to lean into that persona opposite one character in Gladiator II.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
Surely no other person was better qualified to select the winner of the look-alike contest than the two women who raised the heartthrob.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Nov. 2024
The Irish heartthrob only gets to lean into that persona opposite one character in Gladiator II.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Heartthrob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartthrob. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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heartthrob
noun
heart·throb
-ˌthräb
1
: the throb of a heart
2
: a sentimental emotion : passion
b
: sweetheart
also
: an attractive and usually famous man
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