heartfelt speech
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt spiːtʃ/
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discurso sentido
- After a long season of challenges, the coach delivered a heartfelt speech that inspired the team to keep pushing forward.
- deliver a heartfelt speech
And, you know, Jen got up at the end and gave a beautiful, heartfelt speech.
- And, you know, Jen got up at the end and gave a beautiful, heartfelt speech.
Examples
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He shared a heartfelt speech about his experiences volunteering, moving many listeners to tears.
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"It was, it seemed, an honest and heartfelt speech.
Fiction book (1990) -
Villains don't give heartfelt speeches.
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Booming, heartfelt speeches and the flag of the Livs flutter again over their building.
Fiction book (1998) -
As Robin and Nick are about to basically go for it, Barney enters and declares his love for Robin in one of the most heartfelt speeches he has ever given.
Blog text (34) -
With his voice strong but quivering with passion, Barack gave a heartfelt speech after a long night of waiting for the electoral votes to come in.
Blog text (4) -
The consensus opinion was that Humphrey would barnstorm the country for a few weeks and give a heartfelt speech on election night, after being thoroughly demolished by Richard Nixon.
Blog text (31) -
During the retirement party, she gave a heartfelt speech expressing her gratitude to her colleagues and friends.
Synonyms
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1.8
A formal talk given to an audience to inform or persuade
Antonyms
How Emotional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sincere, deeply emotional spoken address' is directly and transparently derived from 'heartfelt' (sincere, deeply felt) modifying 'speech' (an oral address). This adjective + noun composition follows standard English patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Heartfelt speech comes from the simple image of words that seem to come from the heart and are truly felt by the speaker. So it means 'sincere and full of deep emotion'.