single-heartedadj.
1. Possessed of a single or sincere heart; straightforward, honest, sincere; simple-hearted.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank
right fortha1382
plaina1393
free-hearteda1398
round1487
opena1535
sincere1539
frank1555
pert1567
single-hearted1574
single-minded1577
direct1586
open-hearted1593
open-breasted1594
transparent1600
unclose1606
unminced1648
even down1654
unreserved1654
rugged1678
plain sailing1707
whole-footed1744
sturdy1775
heart-in-mouth1827
jannock1828
straightforward1829
direct-dealing1830
undiplomatic1834
straight-ahead1836
straight-up-and-down1859
man to man1902
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective]
aefauldOE
trueOE
true as steela1300
throlya1375
entirec1380
faithfula1382
entirelyc1400
single1519
sincere1533
sincere1539
simple-minded1556
Dunstable?1565
truthful?1567
single-hearted1574
single-minded1577
sound1580
downright1584
unaffected1592
real1597
plain-hearted1601
unartificial1603
free1619
honest1634
fair and square1636
round-dealing1642
wholehearted1657
down flata1663
well-designing1670
heart-whole1684
single-eyed1705
unsanctimoniousa1797
natural1825
bona fide1827
unfallacious1827
jannock1828
forthcoming1835
up and down1836
bonified1840
forthgoing1851
unhypocritical1854
forthright1855
upstanding1863
on the level1872
genuine1890
for real1954
upfront1967
1574 A. Gilby tr. Test. Twelue Patriarches sig. Fiiiiv The singleharted man coueteth not golde..but only hath an eye to Gods will.
1644 O. Cromwell Lett. 6 Sept. In this Cause I hope to approve myself an honest man and single-hearted.
1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 593 I can say I am plain hearted and single-hearted.
1812 W. Scott Let. 17 Jan. (1932) III. 63 The Dukes mind was moulded upon the kindliest and most single-hearted model.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxx. 290 He is the most grateful, single-hearted, affectionate creature, that ever breathed.
1899 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 508 Life at Court was distasteful to the single-hearted priest.
2. Of actions, etc.: Proceeding from or characterized by sincerity of heart or purpose.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adjective] > without deception
unfeignedc1374
honesta1400
rekenc1400
unfeigningc1400
entirec1430
sincere1539
pretenced1547
fraudless1580
uncoloured1585
unflatteringa1586
upright1587
undissembling1613
deceitless1628
single-hearted1804
undelusive1817
single-minded1836
undeceptive1846
1804 M. Betham Biogr. Dict. Women 736 Her eloquent, and, as it were, single-hearted appeal to impartial posterity.
1874 J. A. Symonds Sketches Italy & Greece (1898) I. ix. 185 [He] had hitherto acted with a single-hearted view to his own interests.
1893 Advance (Chicago) 22 June The single-hearted earnestness of the Templars is impressive.
Derivatives
single-ˈheartedly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adverb] > straightforwardly or frankly
openlya1200
simplyc1325
plainlyc1390
frankly?1553
open-heartedly1611
heart-to-heart1654
unreservedly1708
straightforwardly1839
single-heartedly1857
straight1961
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb]
utterly?c1225
entirelya1340
faithlyc1350
without (but) feigningc1380
clearly1389
whollyc1390
unfeigninglyc1400
entirec1430
unfeigneda1469
without coloura1513
honestly1526
singly1526
unfeignedly1526
uncolourably1541
bona fide1542
frankly?1553
sincerely1560
squarely1564
uprightly1565
square1577
single-mindedly1579
undissemblinglyc1585
above board1599
fair and square1604
downright1607
downrightly1632
really1641
uncasuistly1649
honest1654
up tro1654
plain-heartedly1675
unaffectedly1677
straightforwardly1839
wholeheartedly1845
unfallaciously1852
up and down1854
single-heartedly1857
unflatteringly1874
uncynically1895
square on1963
1857 J. Ruskin Elements Drawing ii. 192 The more quietly and single-heartedly you take each step in the art, the quicker..will your progress be.
1881 W. D. Howells Foregone Conclusion x I would fain have lived single-heartedly.
single-ˈheartedness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun]
heartliness1435
singleness1526
fidelity1534
unfeignedness1535
sincereness1537
uprightness1541
integrity1548
entireness1549
sincerity1557
reality1616
realty1619
single-heartedness1642
plain-heartedness1647
single-mindedness1833
genuineness1841
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica Interpr. Unusuall Names sig. Q3v Monocardia,..single-heartednesse.
1837 T. Hook Jack Brag I. i. 29 The sincerity and single-heartedness of one of the purest, gentlest Nora Creenas that ever walked.
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