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wholehearted en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From whole + hearted. First appears before 1628 in the publications of John Preston, a clergyman in the Church of England.

Meanings

  1. Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.

Forms

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most wholehearted Degree=Sup lexicographic
more wholehearted Degree=Cmp lexicographic
whole-hearted alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

unhearty · heartless

Coordinates

halfhearted

Deriveds

wholeheartedness · wholeheartedly

Synonyms

heartful · hearty · fullhearted · all in

Translations (28)

ru и́скренний (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · de mit ganzem Herzen (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · it senza riserve (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · ru чистосерде́чный (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · de rückhaltlos (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · da helhjertet (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · scn ca veni dû cori (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · cmn 誠懇 /诚恳 (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · fr épanoui (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · it a cuore aperto (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · sv helhjärtad (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · es sin reservas (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · bg предан (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · eo tutkora (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · de von ganzem Herzen (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · es absoluto (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · cmn 真心 (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · fr qui vient du cœur (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · nn heilhjarta (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · nb helhjertet (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · fr sans réserve (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · fi täysi (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · bg искрен (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · is hjartanlegur (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · bg безрезервен (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · de herzlichst (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · de vollen Herzens (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment) · es incondicional (showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment)

wikipedia: John Preston (priest) · wikipedia: Church of England