heartful

plural heartfuls · plural heartsful

1. An amount of emotion considered to be present in the heart.

   How many heartfuls of sorrow shall balance a bushel of wheat?

   1903, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, “Of the Meaning of Progress”, in The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches

comparative more heartful · superlative most heartful

1. Sincere and compassionate.

   Bentley is a heartful bee. His heart is filled with love.

   2020, Frank J. Sileo, Bee Heartful: Spread Loving-Kindness

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   They ſhall mourne foꝛ the with hertfull ſoꝛow, […]

   1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Ezechiel xxvij:[31], folio lxvi, verso, column 2

   […] a heartful approach, we open ourselves to the transformative power of love, compassion, and genuine connection. In a heartful way, we begin our meditation practice by creating a serene and sacred space, free from distractions.

   2023, Jitender Kumar, Inspirewise Life, page 11

   Synonyms: compassionate, cordial, hearty, sincere, wholehearted · Antonyms: heartless, uncordial, uncompassionate, soulless, thoughtless, mindless, unmindful