wholehearted

See also: whole-hearted

English

Alternative forms

whole-hearted

Etymology

whole +‎ hearted. First appeared in 1830-40 in the United States.[1]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/

Adjective

wholehearted (comparative more wholehearted, superlative most wholehearted)

Having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support.

Synonyms

fullhearted

Derived terms

Translations

having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support

Chinese:
Mandarin: 全心全意 (zh) (quánxīnquányì), 誠懇 (zh), 诚恳 (zh) (chéngkěn), 真心 (zh) (zhēnxīn)
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)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: helhjertet

Nynorsk: heilhjarta
Russian: и́скренний (ru) (ískrennij), чистосерде́чный (ru) (čistoserdéčnyj)

See also

halfhearted

References

wholehearted in wordreference.com

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