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WHOLEHEARTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wholehearted mean?
• WHOLEHEARTED (adjective)
The adjective WHOLEHEARTED has 1 sense:
1. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
Familiarity information: WHOLEHEARTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
Synonyms:
heart-whole; whole-souled; wholehearted
Context example:
demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance
Similar:
sincere (open and genuine; not deceitful)
Derivation:
wholeheartedness (undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm)
wholeheartedness (the quality of hearty sincerity)
Context examples
I swear to you, Mr. Holmes, that there never was in this world a man who loved a woman with a more wholehearted love than I had for Frances.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This month, a new trend begins that will bring you a wholehearted focus on your home and family.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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