English Explanatory Dictionary

halfhearted

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
Lacking in heart or beneficence; ungenerous; unkind.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

halfhearted more halfhearted most halfhearted half-hearted

Etymology

From half + hearted.

Synonyms

lukewarm tepid adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull enervated gallionic halfhearted heartless impassive ineffervescible insouciant indifferent insensible jaded languid languorous Laodicean lethargic listless lackadaisical lotophagous meh mopey nonchalant nonplussed otiose phlegmatic pococurante spiritless supine torpid torpedinous unaroused uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic unimpressible uninterested unlively unmoved untouched unzealous world-weary half-assed mean-spirited inconsiderate insensitive mean merciless petty pitiless poor-spirited

Related words

insincere

Derived words

halfheartedly halfheartedness

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