wholehearted

See also: whole-hearted

English

Alternative forms

• whole-hearted

Etymology

whole +‎ hearted. First appeared in 1830-40 in the United States.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/

Adjective

wholehearted (comparative more wholehearted, superlative most wholehearted)

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

Synonyms

• fullhearted

Derived terms

• wholeheartedly
• wholeheartedness

Translations

having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 全心全意 (zh) (quánxīnquányì), 誠懇／诚恳 (zh) (chéngkěn), 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: hjartanlegur (is)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: helhjertet

  Nynorsk: heilhjarta

• Russian: и́скренний (ru) (ískrennij), чистосерде́чный (ru) (čistoserdéčnyj)

See also

• halfhearted