Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Deeply or sincerely felt; earnest.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Felt in or prompted by the heart; profoundly felt; deeply sincere: as, heartfelt joy or grief; heartfelt congratulations or cheers.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Hearty; sincere.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Felt or believed deeply and sincerely.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective earnest

Etymologies

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From heart + felt

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Examples

  • To me, the core of what made Alfredson's movie so damned heartfelt is the chemistry, casting, and performances of Lina and Kare.

    Matt Reeves Explains Why He’s Remaking Let The Right One In | /Film 2008

  • All across Mississippi curious citizens are opening his works and joining in heartfelt discussions.

    Uncle Tom's Children (copy) ____Maggie 2008

  • All across Mississippi curious citizens are opening his works and joining in heartfelt discussions.

    Archive 2008-10-01 ____Maggie 2008

  • I sighed in a manner that is commonly known as heartfelt.

    Say No to Murder Nancy Pickard 1985

  • I sighed in a manner that is commonly known as heartfelt.

    Say No to Murder Nancy Pickard 1985

  • Everybody invited to the dinner, from eminent captains of industry to Bollywood†™ s biggest and most beautiful, were either friends or fans of the man being honoured, or his privileged team mates, and said as much in short, heartfelt addresses.

    Times Now 2009

  • Well, the liberties that were won by our people on that occasion are an impressive instance of how effective was their attempt in putting a stopper on royal tyranny, and how absolutely they nailed down the principle that allegiance, the broadest, the deepest, the most sincere, the most heartfelt, is and always must be conditional upon the proper exercise of his authority by him to whom allegiance is due, and to whom it is gladly given.

    The Charter of Liberty 1916

  • Perhaps you could call my heartfelt cry a "leap of faith".

    Sticking Up For The Sadducees James F. McGrath 2008

  • We all recall the heartfelt testimony she gave to her nation, under oath

    ~ Angry Bear 2004

  • With TV shows like Seinfeld and The Simpsons leading the way, America became a society wherein, with some exceptions, the heartfelt was automatically dubbed cheesy.

    Feelin’ Groovy | PopPolitics.com 2000

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