heartful
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
heartful (plural heartfuls or heartsful)
- An amount of emotion considered to be present in the heart.
- 1961, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, The souls of black folk: essays and sketches:
- How many heartfuls of sorrow shall balance a bushel of wheat?
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English hartfull, herte full; equivalent to heart + -ful.[1]
Adjective[edit]
heartful (comparative more heartful, superlative most heartful)
- Sincere and compassionate.
- 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg: Eucharius Cervicornus and J. Soter?], →OCLC, Ezechiel xxvij:[31], folio lxvi, verso, column 2:
- They ſhall mourne foꝛ the with hertfull ſoꝛow, […]
- 2020, Frank J. Sileo, Bee Heartful: Spread Loving-Kindness:
- Bentley is a heartful bee. His heart is filled with love.
- 2023, Jitender Kumar, Inspirewise Life, page 11:
- […] 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.
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References[edit]
- ^ “heartful, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
