halfhearted
Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolveLacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
» Tom gave a halfhearted smile.
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2 sensesLacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
Near-synonym: half-assed
He made a halfhearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.
halbherzig
(obsolete)Lacking in heart or beneficence; ungenerous; unkind.
- feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
Examples
2 sentencesTom gave a halfhearted smile.
His halfhearted apology could barely satisfy anyone.
deSeine halbherzige Entschuldigung konnte kaum jemanden überzeugen. — PeterR
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From half + hearted.From half + hearted.
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Forms
more halfhearted, most halfhearted| Comparative | more halfhearted Lesson |
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| Superlative | most halfhearted Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
69 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.