heartless

heart-less · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Displaying a complete lack of feeling or consideration for others; cruel and unsympathetic.

  2. 2.

    Without compassion or pity.

Related words

Antonyms: caring, compassionate, kind, sympathetic
See also: cold, compassionate, cruel, merciless
Synonyms: callous, cold, cruel, merciless, unfeeling

Etymology

From Old English heorte ("heart") with the suffix -less ("without"). The metaphorical sense of lacking compassion developed from the heart being associated with emotions and sympathy.