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heartful | heartfelt |

As an adjective heartfelt

is felt or believed deeply and sincerely.

As a noun heartful is

an amount of emotion considered to be present in the heart.

heartful

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An amount of emotion considered to be present in the heart.
  • * 1961 , William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, The souls of black folk: essays and sketches
    • How many heartfuls of sorrow shall balance a bushel of wheat?

    heartfelt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * heart-felt

    Adjective

  • Felt or believed deeply and sincerely.
    • She expressed her heartfelt sympathies at the death of his mother.

    Synonyms

    * genuine, sincere, true

    Derived terms

    * heartfeltly * heartfeltness