heart-whole

[ hahrt-hohl ]

adjective

1. not in love.
2. wholehearted; sincere.

heart-whole

adjective

1. not in love
2. sincere
3. stout-hearted

Derived Forms

• ˌheart-ˈwholeness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heart-whole¹

First recorded in 1425–75; heart ( def ) + whole ( def )

Example Sentences

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

And a new governess, young, commonplacely pretty, and entirely heart-whole, came to take her place, to the open relief of Mr. Despard, and the little less pronounced satisfaction of the little girls.

From Project Gutenberg

In short, Daphne adopted Juggernaut, as only a young and heart-whole girl can whose experience of men so far has been purely domestic.

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Alas, she could only go back to the moment when she had tripped heart-whole round the corner of the wood, and seen him standing, solitary, wrapped in thought, a romantic figure.

From Project Gutenberg

That would be foolish, for Silver Heels must remain heart-whole and fancy-free to concentrate her envious admiration upon me.

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