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- DictionaryHalf·heart·ed/ˌhafˈhärdəd/
adjective
- 1. without enthusiasm or energy: "after two years of halfhearted effort, he dropped out of school"
: lacking heart, spirit, or interest. a half-hearted effort. halfhearted applause. half-heartedly adverb. or halfheartedly. half-heartedness noun. or halfheartedness. Synonyms. lukewarm. tepid. uneager. unenthusiastic. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of half-hearted in a Sentence.
showing no enthusiasm or interest: half-hearted attempt He made a half-hearted attempt to clear up the rubbish. Efforts to address the problem were half-hearted. She gave only halfhearted support to my ideas. The team put in a rather half hearted performance. Synonyms. lukewarm. tepid. Fewer examples.
having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work. Synonyms: perfunctory, cool, cold, uninterested, indifferent. Antonyms: enthusiastic. Discover More.
Use the adjective halfhearted to describe something that's unenthusiastic, uninterested, or grudging. A pitcher's halfhearted throw of the baseball isn't too likely to end up being a strike.
showing no enthusiasm or interest: half-hearted attempt He made a half-hearted attempt to pick up the trash. Efforts to address the problem were half-hearted. She gave only halfhearted support to my ideas. The team gave a pretty half hearted performance. Synonyms. lukewarm. tepid. Fewer examples.
If someone does something in a halfhearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm.
Use the adjective half-hearted to describe someone whose heart is not really in what they are doing. If you're a half-hearted member of your school marching band, you're not very excited about playing your tuba during halftime at football games.
adjective. If someone does something in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm. The previous owner had made a half-hearted attempt at renovating the place. ...a half-hearted apology. In truth, her application was a bit half-hearted.
half-hearted. adjective unenthusiastic, indifferent, apathetic, cool, neutral, passive, lacklustre, lukewarm, uninterested, perfunctory, listless, spiritless, half-arsed (Brit. slang), half-assed (U.S. & Canad. slang) Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend her.
half-hearted. done without enthusiasm or effort. He made a half-hearted attempt to justify himself. Definition of half-hearted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
