heartful

English

Etymology 1

heart +‎ -ful

Noun

heartful (plural heartfuls or heartsful)

  1. 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?

Etymology 2

From Middle English hartfull, herte full; equivalent to heart +‎ -ful.[1]

Adjective

heartful (comparative more heartful, superlative most heartful)

  1. Sincere and compassionate.
    • 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg: Eucharius Cervicornus and J. Soter?], →OCLC, Ezechiel xxvij:[31], folio lxvi, verso, column 2:
      They ſhall mourne foꝛ the with hertfull ſoꝛow, […]
    • 2020, Frank J. Sileo, Bee Heartful: Spread Loving-Kindness:
      Bentley is a heartful bee. His heart is filled with love.
    • 2023, Jitender Kumar, Inspirewise Life, page 11:
      […] a heartful approach, we open ourselves to the transformative power of love, compassion, and genuine connection. In a heartful way, we begin our meditation practice by creating a serene and sacred space, free from distractions.
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References
  1. “heartful, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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