heartlessness

Noun
Synonyms: coldheartednesshardheartedness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an absence of concern for the welfare of othersSynonyms: coldheartednesshardheartedness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Heartless \Heart"less\, a.

1.Without a heart. [1913 Webster]

You have left me heartless; mine is in your bosom.— J. Webster.[1913 Webster]

2.Destitute of courage; spiritless; despondent. [1913 Webster]

Heartless they fought, and quitted soon their ground.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Heartless and melancholy.— W. Irwing.[1913 Webster]

3.Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel. "The heartless parasites." --Byron. -- Heart"less*ly, adv. -- Heart"less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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