heartless
adjective
unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel.
heartlessness
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a word derived from
heartless.
Example Sentences
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This is the launch point for an examination of what makes us human, a notion set into stark relief by Kavalier’s heartlessness, Morrow’s mercenary fervor, and Kirsh’s combination of icy logic and hot disdain.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
All of which is to say that the most sacred week in Christianity’s liturgical year is, in D.C., interspersed with days of cruelty and heartlessness.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
The heartlessness of this phrase perfectly sums up the cruelty of a once-popular, now proscribed entertainment that always seems to be bubbling up from the collective American unconscious.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022
“Furious at the anti-science ignorance causing the thousands of totally unnecessary deaths. Sad at my own growing heartlessness about it.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
How could someone like Samir ever survive that sort of heartlessness?
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
