"heartfelt" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɑːt.fɛlt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɑːɹt.fɛlt/ [US] Audio: en-us-heartfelt.ogg [US], en-au-heartfelt.ogg [Australia] Forms: more heartfelt [comparative], most heartfelt [superlative]
Etymology: heart + felt Etymology templates: {{compound|en|heart|felt}} heart + felt Head templates: {{en-adj}} heartfelt (comparative more heartfelt, superlative most heartfelt)
  1. Believed or felt deeply and sincerely. Synonyms: genuine, sincere, true, heart-felt Derived forms: heartfeltly, heartfeltness, unheartfelt Translations (felt or believed deeply and sincerely): прочувствен (pročuvstven) (Bulgarian), искрен (iskren) (Bulgarian), 由衷 (yóuzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), 衷心 (zhōngxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), sincera (Esperanto), sydämellinen (Finnish), sincère (French), herzlich (German), von Herzen kommend (German), tief empfunden (German), innig (German), aufrecht (German), ειλικρινής (eilikrinís) (Greek), दिली (dilī) (Hindi), sentito [masculine] (Italian), sincero [masculine] (Italian), 心からの (kokoro kara no) (Japanese), ngākau pono (Maori), ektefølt (Norwegian Bokmål), sincero (Portuguese), серде́чный (serdéčnyj) (Russian), и́скренний (ískrennij) (Russian), math dha-rìribh (Scottish Gaelic), sentido (Spanish), hjärtlig (Swedish), innerlig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-heartfelt-en-adj-APa6hnF4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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      "sense": "felt or believed deeply and sincerely",
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      "sense": "felt or believed deeply and sincerely",
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