Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single-hearted

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gle--heart-ed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an honest heart; straightforward, free from duplicity.

adj

Devoted; unambivalent and dedicated.

Example Sentences

"There are two hundred and eighty men, perhaps more, in that body, as honest, straightforward, singlehearted reformers as ever were assembled within four walls."
"All this is a foolish trick of the South Korean authorities to impair the daily rising authority of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and undermine the great singlehearted unity of the people around the respected General Kim Chong-il ..."

Etymology

From single + hearted.

Inflected Forms

more single-hearted (comparative) most single-hearted (superlative) singlehearted (alternative)

Phrases

single-heartedly single-heartedness single-minded

Frequently Paired Words

single-minded

Questions

What does single-hearted mean?: Having an honest heart; straightforward, free from duplicity.
Where does single-hearted come from?: From single + hearted.

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