wholehearted

See also: whole-hearted

English

Alternative forms

• whole-hearted

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

wholehearted (comparative more wholehearted, superlative most wholehearted)

1. Having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support.

   Synonyms: fullhearted, hearty, heartful; all in

   Antonyms: unhearty, heartless

   Coordinate term: halfhearted

Derived terms

• wholeheartedly
• wholeheartedness

Translations

having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support

• Bulgarian: искрен (bg) (iskren), предан (bg) (predan), безрезервен (bg) (bezrezerven)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 全心全意 (zh) (quánxīnquányì), 誠懇／诚恳 (zh) (chéngkěn), 真心 (zh) (zhēnxīn)

• Danish: helhjertet n
• Esperanto: tutkora
• Finnish: täysi (fi)
• French: sans réserve (fr), qui vient du cœur, épanoui (fr)
• German: herzlichst (de), vollen Herzens, rückhaltlos (de), von ganzem Herzen, mit ganzem Herzen
• Icelandic: hjartanlegur (is)
• Italian: senza riserve, a cuore aperto
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: helhjertet

  Nynorsk: heilhjarta

• Russian: и́скренний (ru) (ískrennij), чистосерде́чный (ru) (čistoserdéčnyj)
• Sicilian: ca veni dû cori
• Spanish: incondicional (es), sin reservas, absoluto (es) m
• Swedish: helhjärtad (sv)