[syn: pitilessness, ruthlessness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pitiless \Pit"i*less\, a.
1. Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a
pitilessmaster; pitiless elements.
[1913 Webster]
2. Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition.
[1913 Webster] -- Pit"i*less*ly, adv. --
Pit"i*less*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pitilessness
n 1: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: cruelty,
mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness]
2: mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity [syn:
pitilessness, ruthlessness]