heartfelt

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled heart-felt

US /ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt/ UK /ˈhɑːtfɛlt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
sincere and deeply felt

She offered her heartfelt thanks to the volunteers.

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Synonyms

1 adj · sincere and deeply felt sincere genuine earnest profound deepwholehearted

Opposites

insincere superficial perfunctory feigned hollow

Word family

Related forms heart feel felt

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Phrases (2)

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heartfelt thanks
deeply felt gratitude

Adjective + noun
heartfelt wish
a wish felt with warmth and deep sincerity

Adjective + noun

Etymology

A compound of heart and felt (past participle of feel), meaning 'felt deeply in the heart'; both elements of Old English origin (heorte, fēlan).

heorte Old English fēlan Old English

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# heartfelt

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɑːtfɛlt/

## Meanings
1. sincere and deeply felt

## Examples
- She offered her heartfelt thanks to the volunteers.

## Synonyms
- sincere
- genuine
- earnest
- profound
- deep
- wholehearted

## Antonyms
- insincere
- superficial
- perfunctory
- feigned
- hollow

## Related Forms
- heart
- feel
- felt

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: heorte
- Root: fēlan

## Etymology
A compound of heart and felt (past participle of feel), meaning 'felt deeply in the heart'; both elements of Old English origin (heorte, fēlan).

## AI Etymology
Heartfelt is a compound of heart and felt (past participle of feel), meaning 'felt deeply in the heart'; both elements of Old English origin (heorte, fēlan). The compound structure is semantically important: one element narrows the setting, direction, or quality, and the other supplies the object, action, or base idea. As an adjective, it carries the sense "sincere and deeply felt", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English heorte and Old English fēlan. Related words include heart, feel, felt.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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