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Meaning of "half-heartedness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-HEARTEDNESS

half-heartedness  [ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪdnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-HEARTEDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Heartedness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF-HEARTEDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-heartedness in the English dictionary

The definition of half-heartedness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being half-hearted.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-HEARTEDNESS


assortedness
əˈsɔːtɪdnəs
cold-heartedness
ˌkəʊldˈhɑːtɪdnəs
conceitedness
kənˈsiːtɪdnəs
contortedness
kənˈtɔːtɪdnəs
convolutedness
ˈkɒnvəˌluːtɪdnəs
disconcertedness
ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪdnəs
downheartedness
ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪdnəs
good-heartedness
ˌɡʊdˈhɑːtɪdnəs
hardheartedness
ˌhɑːdˈhɑːtɪdnəs
heatedness
ˈhiːtɪdnəs
kind-heartedness
ˌkaɪndˈhɑːtɪdnəs
light-heartedness
ˌlaɪtˈhɑːtɪdnəs
open-heartedness
ˌəʊpənˈhɑːtɪdnəs
pervertedness
pəˈvɜːtɪdnəs
pollutedness
pəˈluːtɪdnəs
softheartedness
ˌsɒftˈhɑːtɪdnəs
stoutheartedness
ˌstaʊtˈhɑːtɪdnəs
transportedness
trænˈspɔːtɪdnəs
warm-heartedness
ˌwɔːmˈhɑːtɪdnəs
wholeheartedness
ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-HEARTEDNESS

half-forgotten
half-formed
half-forward
half-frame
half-frozen
half-full
half-grown
half-hardy
half-hearted
half-heartedly
half-hitch
half-hoping
half-hose
half-hour
half-hourly
half-human
half-hunter
half-inch
half-jack
half-joking

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-HEARTEDNESS

awkwardness
baldness
blindness
boldness
business
fondness
goodness
hardness
indebtedness
kindness
loudness
madness
mindedness
oddness
preparedness
redness
sadness
soundness
tiredness
weirdness
wickedness

Synonyms and antonyms of half-heartedness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-heartedness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-HEARTEDNESS

Find out the translation of half-heartedness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-heartedness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-heartedness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半心半意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tibieza
570 millions of speakers

English

half-heartedness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा हार्दिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف فتور الحماس -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половинчатость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tibieza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-নির্মমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tiédeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbherzigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハーフ善良
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 마음씨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah-ati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa lòng từ tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை மகிழ்ச்சிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धवटपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım heartedness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tiepidezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połowa niefrasobliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

половинчастість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate a inimii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απροθυμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halfhartigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvhjertethet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-heartedness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-HEARTEDNESS»

The term «half-heartedness» is used very little and occupies the 162.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-HEARTEDNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-heartedness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-heartedness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-heartedness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-HEARTEDNESS»

Discover the use of half-heartedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-heartedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gene Keys: Unlocking the Higher Purpose Hidden in Your DNA
Half-heartedness robs you of your opportunity to participate in life 's mystery. The 29th Shadow keeps most human beings in repeating patterns because they do not follow things through to their natural endings. True commitment includes the ...
Richard Rudd, 2013
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Sermons for the Christian Year
Peril. of. Half-heartedness. Volume 3, Sermon 21 THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT "He that is not with me is against me, and he thatgathereth not with me, scattereth." luke 11:23 Our Lord in today's Gospel gives us an account of the kind of warfare ...
John Keble, 2004
3
Morning and Evening Meditations from the Word of God: ...
Morning,. October. 29. Half-heartedness. about. obedience. II Chronicles 25:2 ( NIV) He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly. Rick Warren used this verse to support the following statements, “To be a servant ...
Michael J. Akers, 2014
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1000 Bible Study Outlines
Despair is born of self- occupation and through viewing self's resources. There is only one way to get rid of self, and that is to put Him in front of it ; then self reads Himself. 6. "Evil Report "of Half -Heartedness (32). Half-heartedness is a worm ...
F. E. Marsh, 1987
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Witnesses to Permanent Revolution: The Documentary Record
But liberal half-heartedness becomes immediately apparent as soon as it comes to laying bare the reasons for these phenomena and proposing remedies for them. Their half-heartedness in the latter case stems from their class position, but it ...
Richard B. Day, Daniel Gaido, 2009
6
101 Thoughts from the Word: Book of Series
Puritan Quote: “Half heartedness seldom finds anything worth having. Half heartedness shows contempt for God. God will not reveal himself to half heartedness. It would be putting the highest premium possible upon indifference” F.G. ...
David T. Peckham, 2011
7
German Realists in the Nineteenth Century
More important, though, when on foreign soil Fontane is unable to establish the necessary level of generalization in the concrete fates of his heroes. His theoretical grasp of the viable course is correct: the half-heartedness of the figures must ...
Georg Lukács, Rodney Livingstone, 2000
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Mysteries of Attention
A writer as old as Longinus is capable of remarking with contemporary ease that " among the banes of the natures which our age produces must be reckoned that half-heartedness in which the life of all of us with few exceptions is passed, ...
James S. Hans, 1993
9
Faith Lessons: Lessons in Faith from Genesis
To Combat Half-Heartedness 1 don't know if Abraham was ever half-hearted in his faith, but we certainly are at times. Like a student who is concerned to get an assignment done in the quickest way possible, we tend to look for the minimum ...
Bruce Goettsche, 2001
10
Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life
Often, half-heartedness signals when we feel duty-bound and believe we have little or no choice in what we do. We are not consistent or reliable when we are half-hearted. half-heartedness can also indicate that we have outgrown certain 48 ...
Angeles Arrien, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-HEARTEDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-heartedness is used in the context of the following news items.
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DRIVEN: Mercedes-AMG GT S at Laguna Seca
The car views half-heartedness poorly. By the time I take over at the halfway point, I figure there are no surprises left, but the hydraulic steering ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»
2
Derry and Down renew rivalry in Ulster hurling semi-final
... on Sunday, there's no such thing as half-heartedness with Down and we're expecting the usual tough game and we'll see how it pans out.”. «the Irish News, Jun 15»
3
Johnny Be Good
There's a half-heartedness that hangs over what should be -- at the very least -- a silly teenage romp. Anthony Michael Hall proves he can play ... «DVD Talk, Jun 15»
4
Practo – Connecting the Dots in the Healthcare Landscape
You will spend long hours doing this so make sure you love doing it and are excited by it. There is no room for half-heartedness. «Biotechin.Asia, Jun 15»
5
Ink-N-Iron is ship-shape on its final voyage
... the crowd also seemed to cool down, with many still seen singing along to the Hermosa Beach natives, but with the half-heartedness of fans ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»
6
Was Labour too left wing?
Miliband's problem was his half-heartedness, which made him appear confused and uneasy. He wanted to cut the deficit, he said, but then ... «Socialist Worker Online, May 15»
7
Blame it on them!
Any half-heartedness on either of these two will simply perpetuate our current state. It is ridiculous that we were very quick to blame the Indian ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»
8
Return of ruins of Ani and of Mount Ararat could be considered as …
But German MPs must be aware that their evasiveness and half-heartedness causes not only persistent pain among the Armenian community ... «Armenpress.am, Apr 15»
9
Suck It Up, Progressives: We Need a Coalition Now
What's at issue is the intransigence of the Liberals, and the half-heartedness of the NDP towards the notion of forming a coalition of some sort to ... «TheTyee.ca, Apr 15»
10
Jesus, take the whiskey: is today's country music still Christian?
This half-heartedness makes for dull art. I understand that I'm painting with a broad brush here. It's certainly not my place to judge any artist's ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»

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