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halfheartedly

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

With little enthusiasm or interest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: unenthusiastically, lukewarmly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unenthusiastically, lukewarmly

Antonyms: wholeheartedly, enthusiastically

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English halfhearted Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English halfheartedly From halfhearted + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sense ganes — in a half-hearted manner
  • French: sans enthousiasme — in a half-hearted manner
  • French: sans y croire — in a half-hearted manner
  • German: halbherzig — in a half-hearted manner
  • Hindi: बेमन से (beman se) — in a half-hearted manner
  • Hindi: बेदिली से (bedilī se) — in a half-hearted manner
  • Italian: tiepidamente — in a half-hearted manner
  • Polish: na pół gwizdka — in a half-hearted manner
  • Portuguese: sem vontade — in a half-hearted manner
  • Portuguese: sem entusiasmo — in a half-hearted manner
  • Spanish: desganadamente — in a half-hearted manner
  • Swedish: halvhjärtat — in a half-hearted manner
  • Turkish: isteksizce — in a half-hearted manner
  • Turkish: gönülsüzce — in a half-hearted manner
  • Turkish: istemeden — in a half-hearted manner