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View synonyms for single-hearted

single-hearted

[ sing-guhl-hahr-tid ]

adjective

  1. sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions:

    He was single-hearted in his patriotism.



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Other Words From

  • single-hearted·ly adverb
  • single-hearted·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of single-hearted1

First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences

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.

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