halfhearted en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From half + hearted.
Meanings
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Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
He made a halfhearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.
Near-synonym: half-assed
There were chants against the domestic league's president Dumitru Dragomir and also a half-hearted two-man pitch invasion by Universitatea Craiova fans protesting at the expulsion of their club from the league.
2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in the Guardian:
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(obsolete) Lacking in heart or beneficence; ungenerous; unkind.
such animals, Half-hearted creatures, as these are, your fox there
1632 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “The Magnetick Lady: Or, Humors Reconcil’d. A Comedy […]”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more halfhearted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most halfhearted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| half-hearted | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
fullhearted · unhearty · hearty · heartless · wholehearted · heartful
Deriveds
halfheartedly · halfheartedness
Relateds
Synonyms
blasé · nonplussed · unimpressible · otiose · gallionic · unaroused · inconsiderate · tepid · unkindly · lethargic · lukewarm · listless · dispassionate · ungrateful · lackadaisical · supine · pococurante · unenthusiastic · tight · heartless · dull · insensible · ineffervescible · nonchalant · halfhearted · merciless · uncaring · mopey · unmoved · mean-spirited · impassive · petty · Laodicean · torpid · apathistical · thoughtless · languid · unthinking · unzealous · adiaphroistic · mean · languorous · jaded · unlively · phlegmatic · tepid · surly · uninterested · shiftless · lukewarm · cool · half-assed · spiritless · poor-spirited · uncaring · apathetic · ruthless · halfhearted · deaf · enervated · world-weary · unconcerned · unkind · mean-spirited · pitiless · lotophagous · untouched · heartless · indifferent · torpedinous · unfriendly · meh · blithe · insensitive · insouciant
Translations (27)
pl na pół gwizdka (lacking full energy) · nb halvhjerta (lacking full energy) · ar تعوزه الحماسَة (lacking full energy) · tl tambisi (lacking full energy) · tr isteksiz (lacking full energy) · es sin gana (lacking full energy) · fi puolivillainen (lacking full energy) · it fiacco (lacking full energy) · nl halfhartig (lacking full energy) · ga fuarbhruite (lacking full energy) · fr peu enthousiaste (lacking full energy) · tr gönülsüz (lacking full energy) · nn halvhjarta (lacking full energy) · it incerto (lacking full energy) · mi waimori (lacking full energy) · fr mou (lacking full energy) · fi laimea (lacking full energy) · bg равнодушен (lacking full energy) · nb halvhjertet (lacking full energy) · fi puolinainen (lacking full energy) · ar مفتقر إلى الحماسَة (lacking full energy) · nl halfslachtig (lacking full energy) · bg апатичен (lacking full energy) · de halbherzig (lacking full energy) · fi penseä (lacking full energy) · fi välinpitämätön (lacking full energy) · sv halvhjärtad (lacking full energy)