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• half´-heart´ed|ly — half heart|ed «HAF HAHR tihd, HAHF », adjective. lacking courage, interest, or enthusiasm; not earnest. SYNONYM(S): indifferent, perfunctory, lukewarm, faint. –half´ heart´ed|ly, adverb. –half´ heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• half-heart|ed — «HAF HAHR tihd, HAHF », adjective. lacking courage, interest, or enthusiasm; not earnest. SYNONYM(S): indifferent, perfunctory, lukewarm, faint. –half´ heart´ed|ly, adverb. –half´ heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• half´-heart´ed|ness — half heart|ed «HAF HAHR tihd, HAHF », adjective. lacking courage, interest, or enthusiasm; not earnest. SYNONYM(S): indifferent, perfunctory, lukewarm, faint. –half´ heart´ed|ly, adverb. –half´ heart´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• half-hearted — half heart|ed [ ,hæf hartəd ] adjective done with no real interest or enthusiasm: a half hearted attempt The celebrations were rather half hearted. ╾ half heart|ed|ly adverb ╾ half heart|ed|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• half-heartedness — half heartˈedness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑half * * * half heartedness noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: boredom and lack of enthusiasmsynonym Main entry: half hearted …   Useful english dictionary

• half-hearted — half heart|ed [ˌha:f ˈha:tıd US ˌhæf ˈha:r ] adj done without much effort and without much interest in the result ▪ Congress has made half hearted attempts at finance reform. >half heartedly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• heart — cow·heart·ed; dis·heart·en·ment; down·heart·ed·ness; great·heart·ed·ly; great·heart·ed·ness; heart; heart·ed; heart·ed·ness; heart·en; heart·ful; heart·i·ly; heart·i·ness; heart·less; heart·rend·ing·ly; heart·some; kind·heart·ed·ness;… …   English syllables

• half — be·half; half; half·lings; half·ly; half·mens; half·ness; half·pace; half·pen·ny; half·pen·ny·worth; half·ling; half·heart·ed·ly; half·heart·ed·ness; …   English syllables

• Half-hearted — halfhearted half heart ed, Half hearted Half heart ed( h[aum]rt [e^]d), a. 1. Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking zeal or courage; performed with less than a full effort; lukewarm; unenthusiastic;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Half of My Heart — «Half of My Heart» Sencillo de John Mayer con Taylor Swift del álbum Battle Studies Formato Descarga digital Grabación 2009 Género(s) Rock alternativo, country rock …   Wikipedia Español