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wholehearted

[ hohl-hahr-tid ]

adjective

  1. fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest:

    a wholehearted attempt to comply.



wholehearted

/ ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪd /

adjective

  1. done, acted, given, etc, with total sincerity, enthusiasm, or commitment


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Derived Forms

  • ˌwholeˈheartedly, adverb
  • ˌwholeˈheartedness, noun

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Other Words From

  • whole·heart·ed·ly adverb
  • whole·heart·ed·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wholehearted1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; whole + hearted

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Example Sentences

His wholehearted commitment to those strategies comes from his decades of experience as an educator and principal at San Diego Unified schools, where he implemented such practices at a struggling City Heights school.

Jordan famously told him he would support his old friend Hillary Clinton but pledged his wholehearted endorsement should Obama win the primary.

Among his blessed traits was an ability to laugh, with wholehearted pleasure, at himself.

I have to say I'm in wholehearted agreement with David Frum on this one.

The Christian is a citizen of Heaven, and is subject to its law, which is universal, wholehearted love.

Mutual support at critical moments was ensured by the wholehearted co-operation of commanders of all units, great and small.

He had written much at times in various papers with a wholehearted wish to purify and advance art.

"And I am not the most charming girl in the school," Helen replied in her eager, wholehearted fashion.

Just imagine: real passionate love, wholehearted love, as the only solution for the sorrows of life, and at such a time!

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