heart-whole
📖 Definitions
adjective
1. Unattached
not in love.
2. Sincere; wholehearted.
💬 Usage Examples
“And Myra had charmed the hearts out of many men, while remaining herself heart-whole. She was still heart-whole although she was engaged to be married to Tony ... ‘Yes, I’ll marry you, Tony, but I don’t love you ... I’m going to marry you because Aunt Clarissa insists I must marry a rich man, and you happen to be the least objectionable rich man who wants me.’” Juanita Savage; Bandit Love; Dial; 1931. “[Wolfgang] Stange’s performers work with a heart-whole involvement which gives his productions a true theatrical force.” Clement Crisp; Dance; Financial Times (London, UK); Jun 2, 2007.