heartless
Meaning
- Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
- Without a physical heart.
- (archaic) Listless, unenthusiastic.
- (obsolete) Without courage; fearful, cowardly.
Opposite of
hearty#Adjective, heartful#Adjective, ;, cordial#Adjective, dauntless
Synonyms
Translations
cruel
desalmado
senza cuore
bêdil
Kaltherzigkeit
άκαρδοςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɑɹt.lɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hertles, herteles, from Old English heortlēas (“without courage; listless”), equivalent to heart + -less. Cognate with German herzlos.
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