heartfelt en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From heart + felt.
Meanings
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Believed or felt deeply and sincerely.
She expressed her heartfelt sympathies at the death of his mother.
Infused with family warmth, but with a knowing adult eye on the loss of innocence, it is one of the year's most genuinely heartfelt films.
2022 November 19, Caryn James, “Spielberg’s The Fabelmans Review: An Emotional Crowd-pleaser”, in BBC:[T]hey were not the spoiled children of affectation and refinement, but a bold, vigorous, independent race of thinkers, with prodigious strength and energy, with none but natural grace, and heartfelt unobtrusive delicacy.
1820, William Hazlitt, “Lecture I. Introductory.”, in Lectures Chiefly on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth. […], London: Stodart and Steuart, […]; Edinburgh: Bell and Bradfute, →OCLC, page 2:a heartfelt apology
He fell flat on his back before Sinner trudged around the net for a warm, heartfelt embrace.
2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most heartfelt | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more heartfelt | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| heart-felt | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heartfeltness · heartfeltly · unheartfelt
Synonyms
genuine · hearty · true · sincere
Translations (31)
ca molt sentit (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · eo elkora (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · eo sincera (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · ru и́скренний (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · es sentido (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · sv hjärtlig (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · es profundo (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · ru серде́чный (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · it sincero (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · mi ngākau pono (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · hi दिली (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · sv innerlig (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · de innig (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · gd math dha-rìribh (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · it sentito (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · de von Herzen kommend (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · ja 心からの (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · nb ektefølt (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · de aufrecht (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · fi sydämellinen (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · el ειλικρινής (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · es sincero (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · de herzlich (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · pt sincero (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · fr sincère (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · bg прочувствен (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · cmn 衷心 (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · de tief empfunden (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · cmn 由衷 (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · ca cordial (felt or believed deeply and sincerely) · bg искрен (felt or believed deeply and sincerely)