heart-whole
/'hɑ:thoul/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely sincere and without reservation: Describes a state of being entirely genuine, honest, and free from deceit or hidden motives in one's feelings or actions.
- Undaunted and courageous: Describes a state of being fearless, brave, and not intimidated, especially in the face of emotional risk or challenge.
- Not in love; with one's affections unengaged: Describes a state where one's heart is free from romantic attachment or emotional entanglement.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- His heart-whole apology was evident in his eyes. (His completely sincere apology was evident in his eyes.)
- She faced the daunting task with a heart-whole spirit. (She faced the daunting task with an undaunted and courageous spirit.)
- After the breakup, he was finally heart-whole again. (After the breakup, he was finally free from romantic attachment again.)
Advanced Usage
- "To be heart-whole and fancy-free": An idiomatic phrase meaning to be completely free from romantic commitments or emotional worries.
- In his youth, he was heart-whole and fancy-free, traveling the world without a care. (In his youth, he was free from romantic commitments and worries, traveling the world without a care.)
Variants and Related Words
- Wholehearted (adj): Showing or characterized by complete sincerity and commitment.
- She gave her wholehearted approval to the plan.
- Whole-souled (adj): Involving or expressing one's entire spirit or enthusiasm; synonymous with wholehearted.
- It was a whole-souled effort by the entire community.
Synonyms
- Sincere: Free from pretense or deceit; genuine.
- Undaunted: Not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment.
- Unattached: Not married or having an established romantic partner.
Antonyms
- Half-hearted: Without enthusiasm or energy.
- Fearful: Feeling afraid; showing fear or anxiety.
- Enamored: Filled with a feeling of love or admiration for someone.
Related Idioms
- With all one's heart: With complete sincerity and commitment.
- He believed in the cause with all his heart. (He believed in the cause with complete sincerity and commitment.)
- Have one's heart in one's mouth: To be very frightened or anxious.
- As he stepped onto the stage, he had his heart in his mouth. (As he stepped onto the stage, he was very frightened.)
Adjective
- with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
- heart-whole friendship
- gave wholehearted support to her candidacy
- wholehearted commitment
- demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance