Definition

1. 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

1. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
   • heart-whole friendship
   • gave wholehearted support to her candidacy
   • wholehearted commitment
   • demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance