"single-heartedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From single-hearted + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|single-hearted|ness}} single-hearted + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} single-heartedness (uncountable)
  1. Devotion; commitment and lack of distraction or ambivalence. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-single-heartedness-en-noun-MS3QtWAa
  2. Straightforwardness; lack of duplicity. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-single-heartedness-en-noun-Tlhxhr0f Disambiguation of Personality: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: singleheartedness

Alternative forms

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