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single-hearted

[ sing-guhl-hahr-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions:
He was single-hearted in his patriotism.

First recorded in 1570–80

Instead of seeing in Mildred a possibly jealous woman, causing mental misery, she appeared a vision of single-hearted devotion.

That he loved power is surely no reproach to a statesman who used it as he did with single-hearted devotion to his country.

What is more at ease, more abstracted from the world, than a true single-hearted honesty?

To be crucified by those you have benefited is the cross of honour of all great, single-hearted men.

He was a simple, single-hearted man, moderate in all his views and wishes, and neither ambitious of distinction nor of wealth.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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