heart-whole
Americanadjective
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not in love.
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wholehearted; sincere.
adjective
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not in love
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sincere
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stout-hearted
Other Word Forms
- heart-wholeness noun
Etymology
Origin of heart-whole
First recorded in 1425–75; heart ( def. ) + whole ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Like his best work with the Muppets, Williams’s music is naïve without condescension, as playful as it is heart-whole beautiful.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2021
She emerged in 1939 heart-whole and fancy free.
From Time Magazine Archive
If a man at all, it was he; for the woman who had so discomfited me was heart-whole I could swear; a defiant modesty rang in every note of her voice.
From The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec by McIlwraith, Jean Newton
He heard some words of parting, then Esm�'s careless, heart-whole laugh.
From The Oyster by Peer
Nothing came of it, however; and the guest departed as heart-whole as he left Eola herself.
From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.
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