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
Ten minutes since he had entered that room heart-whole, fancy-free, with laughter on his lips, and no thought of coming fate.
From Love Works Wonders A Novel by Brame, Charlotte M.
"I am heart-whole, and I know no woman that loves me, or for whose affection I should ask, except yourself."
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
That would be foolish, for Silver Heels must remain heart-whole and fancy-free to concentrate her envious admiration upon me.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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