<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another on Valentine's Day, sometimes anonymously.</li><li>A sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day.</li><li>A written or other artistic work, message, token, etc., expressing affection for something or someone: His photographic essay is a valentine to Paris.</li></ul>