adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdli/
General-American:/ˌhoʊlˈhɑɹtədli/
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CMU ARPABET:HH OW1 L HH AA0 R T IH0 D L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a wholehearted (“showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment”) manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He jumped in wholeheartedly and began to learn the language.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: body and soul
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
without reserve; without reservation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From wholehearted + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قَلْبًا وَقَالَبًا
(qalban waqālaban)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Bulgarian:
безрезервно
(bezrezervno)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Catalan:
amb entusiasme
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Catalan:
incondicionalment
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Catalan:
completament
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Cantonese:
一門心思 /一门心思
(jat1 mun4 sam1 si1)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Cantonese:
一心
(jat1 sam1)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Hakka Chinese:
全心
(chhiòn-sîm)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese:
一心
(zh-min-nan)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
殫心 /殚心
(dānxīn)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
竭誠 /竭诚
(jiéchéng)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
經心 /经心
(jīngxīn)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
盡心 /尽心
(jìnxīn)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
念念
(niànniàn)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
全心全意
(quánxīnquányì)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
悉心
(xīxīn)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
一門心思 /一门心思
(yīménxīnsi)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
一心
(yīxīn)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Chinese Mandarin:
一心一意
(yīxīnyīyì)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Wu Chinese:
一門心思 /一门心思
(7iq-men-shin-sy)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Xiang Chinese:
一門心 /一门心
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Dutch:
van ganser harte
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Esperanto:
tutkore
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Estonian:
puhtsüdamlikult
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Estonian:
täiest hingest
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Finnish:
täysin rinnoin
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Finnish:
täysin sydämin
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
French:
de tout cœur
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
French:
à corps perdu
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
French:
sans réserve
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Old French:
abandoneement
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Galician:
de todo corazón
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Georgian:
გულწრფელად
(gulc̣rpelad)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Georgian:
გულითადად
(gulitadad)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Georgian:
მთელი გულით
(mteli gulit)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Georgian:
სულითა და გულით
(sulita da gulit)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
German:
von ganzem Herzen
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
German:
vollen Herzens
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Greek:
ολόψυχα
(olópsycha)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Hebrew:
בְּפֶה מָלֵא
(befé malé)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Hebrew:
בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם
(b'lév shalém)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Hebrew:
בְּלֵב וָנֶפֶשׁ
(b'lev vanéfesh)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Hungarian:
szívvel-lélekkel
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Icelandic:
innvirðulega
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Ido:
tot-kordiale
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Indonesian:
dengan sepenuh hati
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Indonesian:
dengan segenap hati
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Italian:
con tutto il cuore
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Italian:
con entusiasmo
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Italian:
entusiasticamente
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Italian:
senza riserve
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Japanese:
一心
(isshin)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Japanese:
一心不乱
(isshin furan)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Japanese:
懇ろ
(nemokoro)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Japanese:
切なる
(setsunaru)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Japanese:
ずい
(zui)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Limburgish:
mit gans 't hert
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Malay:
khusyuk
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Khiamniungan Naga:
thùamkò
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Polish:
z całego serca
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Polish:
serio
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Portuguese:
de todo coração
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Portuguese:
de coração
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Portuguese:
calorosamente
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Portuguese:
incondicionalmente
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Portuguese:
sinceramente
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Romanian:
din toată inima
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Russian:
с по́лной отда́чей
(s pólnoj otdáčej)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Russian:
всеце́ло
(vsecélo)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Serbo-Croatian:
свѐсрдно
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Serbo-Croatian:
зду̏шно
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Serbo-Croatian:
svèsrdno
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Serbo-Croatian:
zdȕšno
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Spanish:
de todo corazón
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Spanish:
con entusiasmo
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Spanish:
incondicionalmente
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Swedish:
helhjärtat
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Tagalog:
balikatan
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Telugu:
మనస్పూర్తిగా
(manaspūrtigā)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Turkish:
canla başla
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Turkish:
cansiparane
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Turkish:
seve seve
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Uyghur:
قەلبەن
(qelben)
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Vietnamese:
hết lòng
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
Vietnamese:
nhất tâm
— in a wholehearted manner — see also enthusiastically
