ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Halfheartedness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Halfheartedness is a noun meaning The characteristic of being halfhearted.

Meaning

The characteristic of being halfhearted.

Example Sentences

But the halfheartedness of his acquiescence is instructive. This is the closest he has ever come to a betrayal — waffling on a cherished myth — despite repeatedly failing to deliver on so much of his supposedly radical political program.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include halfwittedness, halfness, weakheartedness, shallow-heartedness, half-bakedness, low-heartedness.

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