heartless

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UK /ˈhɑːt.lɪs/ US /ˈhɑɹt.lɪs/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

all, big, cold, cruel, mindless, over, own, safer

VERB + HEARTLESS

don't, handicapped, look, think, want

HEARTLESS + NOUN

actions, monster, sociopath, tactics, ways, women, world

PREP.

from, in, than

ADV.

always, completely

Definitions

adj

Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.

His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.

The world is a dangerous, violent place […] and the only true refuge from this heartless world is the family.

Without a physical heart.

Listless, unenthusiastic.

Near-synonyms: spiritless, unhearty

Without courage; fearful, cowardly.

Cecilia then, though almost heartless, resolved upon talking with Mr. Harrel himself […].

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

hardhearted

Antonyms

softhearted
soft-boiled

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.

Wiktionary

The world is a dangerous, violent place […] and the only true refuge from this heartless world is the family.

Wiktionary

It's safer to be heartless than mindless. The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless.

Wiktionary

It is heartless of him to say so.

Tatoeba · #41591

He is so heartless.

Tatoeba · #71992

It was heartless of him to say such a thing to the sick man.

Tatoeba · #318474

Usage Notes

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In some senses, heartless is marked as archaic, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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