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heartless

[ hahrt-lis ]
/ ˈhɑrt lɪs /
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adjective

unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
Archaic. lacking courage or enthusiasm; spiritless; disheartened.

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Origin of heartless

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

OTHER WORDS FROM heartless

heart·less·ly, adverbheart·less·ness, noun

Words nearby heartless

heart in it, have one's, heart in one's mouth, have one's, heart in the right place, have one's, heart is set on, heartland, heartless, heart-lung machine, heart massage, heart murmur, heart not in it, Heart of Darkness
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Words related to heartless

insensitive, unkind, ruthless, harsh, inhuman, callous, brutal, cruel, cold-blooded, merciless, uncaring, cold-hearted, hard, hard-boiled, obdurate, pitiless, savage, thick-skinned, unemotional, unfeeling

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British Dictionary definitions for heartless

heartless
/ (ˈhɑːtlɪs) /

adjective

unkind or cruel; hard-hearted

Derived forms of heartless

heartlessly, adverbheartlessness, noun
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