adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/
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adj
Meaning 1
Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fullhearted, hearty, heartful, all in
Antonyms: heartless, unhearty
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
heart-whole friendship
gave wholehearted support to her candidacy
wholehearted commitment
demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heart-whole, whole-souled
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From whole + hearted. First appears before 1628 in the publications of John Preston, a clergyman in the Church of England.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
безрезервен
(bezrezerven)
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Bulgarian:
искрен
(iskren)
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Bulgarian:
предан
(predan)
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Chinese Mandarin:
誠懇 /诚恳
(chéngkěn)
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Chinese Mandarin:
真心
(zhēnxīn)
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Danish:
helhjertet
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Esperanto:
tutkora
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Finnish:
täysi
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
French:
qui vient du cœur
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
French:
épanoui
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
French:
sans réserve
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
German:
herzlichst
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
German:
mit ganzem Herzen
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
German:
rückhaltlos
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
German:
vollen Herzens
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
German:
von ganzem Herzen
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Icelandic:
hjartanlegur
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Italian:
a cuore aperto
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Italian:
senza riserve
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Norwegian Bokmål:
helhjertet
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Norwegian Nynorsk:
heilhjarta
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Russian:
чистосерде́чный
(čistoserdéčnyj)
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Russian:
и́скренний
(ískrennij)
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Sicilian:
ca veni dû cori
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Spanish:
absoluto
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Spanish:
incondicional
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Spanish:
sin reservas
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
Swedish:
helhjärtad
— showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment
