heart of glass



heart of glass

A state of extreme emotional fragility or susceptibility, one that is easily influenced or affected by others. Poor Mary has a heart of glass—I don't know how she'll recover from Tom's refusal to go to the prom with her.
See also: glass, heart, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Clementineklə-mawn-TEENFrench
CybillSIB-əlEnglish (Rare)
Zephaniahze-fə-NIE-ə (English)Biblical
Sapir-Hebrew
BrynneBRINEnglish (Rare)
Euphemiayoo-FEM-ee-ə (English)Ancient Greek, English (Archaic)