heartless

[ hahrt-lis ]
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adjective
  1. unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.

  2. Archaic. lacking courage or enthusiasm; spiritless; disheartened.

Origin of heartless

1
1300–50; Middle English herteles,Old English heortlēas.See heart, -less

Other words from heartless

  • heart·less·ly, adverb
  • heart·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby heartless

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How to use heartless in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for heartless

heartless

/ (ˈhɑːtlɪs) /


adjective
  1. unkind or cruel; hard-hearted

Derived forms of heartless

  • heartlessly, adverb
  • heartlessness, noun

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