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noun
The property of being merciless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: unmercifulness
Antonyms: mercifulness
Broader terms: inhumaneness, inhumanity
Narrower terms: pitilessness, ruthlessness, relentlessness, inexorability, inexorableness
noun
feelings of extreme heartlessness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cruelty, pitilessness, ruthlessness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: heartlessness, coldheartedness, hardheartedness
History
Etymology tree English merciless 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 mercilessness From merciless + -ness.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
