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noun
The state of being hardhearted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: callosity, callousness, insensitivity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A hardhearted thought or act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an absence of concern for the welfare of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: heartlessness, coldheartedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unconcern
Narrower terms: cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
History
Etymology tree English hardhearted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hardheartedness From hardhearted + -ness.
