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whole-souled

whole-souled

8.9
To give strong, honest support with all your heart and energy
  • adjective
  • /ˈhoʊl-soʊld/
  • Literature
translation icon : entusiasta
  • She gave her whole-souled support to the project, inspiring everyone around her.

Examples

  • His whole-souled enthusiasm for teaching made a lasting impact on his students.

  • The novel describes a whole-souled friendship that endures through hardship and time.

  • She has a whole-souled commitment to her community.

  • His whole-souled support for the team was inspiring.

  • His whole-souled enthusiasm for teaching made a lasting impact on his students.

  • She gave her whole-souled support to the project, inspiring everyone around her.

  • The novel describes a whole-souled friendship that endures through hardship and time.

Synonyms

devoted
vswhole-souled
80 3.4

Being very loyal and giving a lot of time and care to someone or something

is more about full enthusiastic and unconditional devotion than steady duty
heartfelt
vswhole-souled
77 4.3

Shows deep and sincere feeling in words or actions

focuses on complete enthusiastic commitment rather than only sincere feeling
ardent
vswhole-souled
38 6.3

Feeling very strong excitement or love for something

leans toward loyal, unconditional devotion rather than momentary passion
earnest
vswhole-souled
28 4.2

A serious and sincere feeling about what you want to do

is more about unconditional enthusiasm and devotion than mere seriousness
wholehearted
vswhole-souled
4 4.3

Showing full, honest support and strong enthusiasm

focuses on unconditional devotion rather than only sincerity
devout
vswhole-souled
2 5.2

A very sincere and strongly felt wish

expresses eager, unconditional devotion rather than mainly deep sincerity
openhearted
vswhole-souled
1 4.1

Shows kindness and honesty, sharing feelings with others

centers on eager, undivided devotion rather than open friendliness
allegiant
vswhole-souled
1 8.2

Loyal and steady in support of a ruler, government, or cause

is unconditional and enthusiastic devotion not limited to loyalty toward authority
heart-whole
vswhole-souled
  • Archaic
9.1

Completely sincere and fully loyal to a person or cause

has identical meaning but is a different expression form
truehearted
vswhole-souled
  • Literature
6.3

Loyal and steady in support for a person or cause

shows enthusiastic and unconditional devotion rather than steady loyalty

Antonyms

19 4.2

Not showing real feelings or meaning what you say

11 4.8

Showing little interest or effort

How Devoted

whole-souled
  • Literature
8.9
devoted
80 3.4
committed
79 4.0
sincere
239 2.5

Surface Forms

whole-souled positive

Morphology

whole-souled = whole + soul (transparent) = whole + soul + ed

The meaning is directly built from 'whole' + 'soul' with the adjectival '-ed' sense 'having a whole soul', so learners who know 'whole' and 'soul' can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Whole-souled joins whole ('complete') and soul ('inner self'), and is like the simpler word wholehearted. So, it pictures someone giving their whole inner self to a person or cause, showing complete and sincere support.