ˈhalf-heartedadj.

a. Not having one's ‘whole heart’ in a matter; having the heart or affections divided; wanting in courage, earnestness, or zeal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] > half-hearted

faint-heartedc1440

faint1596

half-hearted1611

faintling1712

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Semicorde, a coward, halfe-hearted.

1621–31 W. Laud Seven Serm. (1847) 83 Either he is but half-headed to his own principles, or he can be but half-hearted to the ‘house of David’.

1772 J. W. Fletcher Logica Genevensis vii. 108 Some half-hearted Calvinists, who are ashamed of their principles.

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece v. 154 After a half-hearted search, they go home.

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. iii. 320 [He] found himself surrounded by the perplexed and half-hearted.

†b. ‘Wanting in true affection, illiberal, ungenerous, unkind.’ Obs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkindc1325

dure1412

roughc1415

foula1500

harsh1579

untender1608

unsoftened1645

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

uncannya1774

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

bad-blooded1842

half-hearted1864

brash1868

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkind1340

ungentle1509

untender1608

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

half-hearted1864

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Jonson).

Derivatives

half-ˈheartedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adverb] > lukewarmly or unenthusiastically

lukely1340

faintlyc1440

slightly1599

with half a heart1600

heartlessly1606

lukewarmly1611

disaffectedly1646

half-heartedly1870

unzealously1871

tepidly1873

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adverb] > half-heartedly

faintingly1576

faint-heartedly1580

with half a heart1600

half-heartedly1870

1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Sept. 11 Is it that Venice..sympathizes but faintly and half-heartedly with the master feeling of Italian aspirations?

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. iii. 317 To speak half-heartedly of the Anglican cause.

half-ˈheartedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > lukewarmness or lack of enthusiasm

warmness1561

lukewarmness1573

coolnessa1586

lukeness1597

unzealousness1615

tepiditya1631

mambling1640

half-heartedness1670

lukewarmth1716

unfervency1787

tepidness1821

under-zeal1841

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] > half-heartedness

faintness1398

faint-heart1580

faint-heartedness1580

halving1613

zeallessness1667

half-heartedness1670

1670 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. & Reflexions upon Psalms in Coll. Tracts (1727) 686 If the heart be divided..there is no blessing for this half-heartedness.

1881 Chambers's Jrnl. No. 918. 495/2 The natural halfheartedness born of years of disappointment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2016).

单词	half-hearted
释义	ˈhalf-heartedadj. a. Not having one's ‘whole heart’ in a matter; having the heart or affections divided; wanting in courage, earnestness, or zeal. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] > half-hearted faint-heartedc1440 faint1596 half-hearted1611 faintling1712 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Semicorde, a coward, halfe-hearted. 1621–31 W. Laud Seven Serm. (1847) 83 Either he is but half-headed to his own principles, or he can be but half-hearted to the ‘house of David’. 1772 J. W. Fletcher Logica Genevensis vii. 108 Some half-hearted Calvinists, who are ashamed of their principles. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece v. 154 After a half-hearted search, they go home. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. iii. 320 [He] found himself surrounded by the perplexed and half-hearted. †b. ‘Wanting in true affection, illiberal, ungenerous, unkind.’ Obs. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkindc1325 dure1412 roughc1415 foula1500 harsh1579 untender1608 unsoftened1645 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 uncannya1774 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 bad-blooded1842 half-hearted1864 brash1868 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkind1340 ungentle1509 untender1608 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 half-hearted1864 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Jonson). Derivatives half-ˈheartedly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adverb] > lukewarmly or unenthusiastically lukely1340 faintlyc1440 slightly1599 with half a heart1600 heartlessly1606 lukewarmly1611 disaffectedly1646 half-heartedly1870 unzealously1871 tepidly1873 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adverb] > half-heartedly faintingly1576 faint-heartedly1580 with half a heart1600 half-heartedly1870 1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Sept. 11 Is it that Venice..sympathizes but faintly and half-heartedly with the master feeling of Italian aspirations? 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. iii. 317 To speak half-heartedly of the Anglican cause. half-ˈheartedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > lukewarmness or lack of enthusiasm warmness1561 lukewarmness1573 coolnessa1586 lukeness1597 unzealousness1615 tepiditya1631 mambling1640 half-heartedness1670 lukewarmth1716 unfervency1787 tepidness1821 under-zeal1841 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] > half-heartedness faintness1398 faint-heart1580 faint-heartedness1580 halving1613 zeallessness1667 half-heartedness1670 1670 Earl of Clarendon Contempl. & Reflexions upon Psalms in Coll. Tracts (1727) 686 If the heart be divided..there is no blessing for this half-heartedness. 1881 Chambers's Jrnl. No. 918. 495/2 The natural halfheartedness born of years of disappointment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2016). < adj.1611
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