heart-whole

A form of heartwhole — Undismayed, not abashed or frightened; healthy.

Meanings

adjectiveheart-whole (comparative more heart-whole, superlative most heart-whole)

comparative more heart-whole · superlative most heart-whole

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of heartwhole.
    1 more example

    Lady Mandeville, if not the keeper of Emily's conscience, took some care of her constancy. She had quite made up her mind, that a marriage between Miss Arundel and Mr. Lorraine was the most eligible thing in the world for both parties; and when a mind is once made up, it is very tiresome to have to unmake it. No wonder Edward had hitherto escaped heart-whole.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 111–112

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewith unconditional and enthusiastic devotion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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