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Antonyms for heartless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahrt-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrt lɪs



Definition of heartless

Origin :
  • Old English heortleas "dispirited, dejected;" see heart + -less. In Middle English with expanded senses "lacking in courage; foolish; listless; half-hearted; sluggish." Sense of "callous, cruel" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it in 1816. Literal meaning "lacking a heart, lifeless" (mid-15c.) is rare. Related: Heartlessly; heartlessness.
  • adj without feeling; cold
Example sentences :
  • There was something so ruthless in the boy, so overbearing and heartless.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • You think that I am heartless, and have been playing with you.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • And, how about the heartless girl—did you ever see her again, Uncle Jim?
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • I reject you, and all of your kith and kin—all the false, hollow, heartless stock.'
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Reckless, thoughtless, heartless, he plunges headlong again.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • She was a handsome woman, but plainly a heartless one—selfish, vain, and vulgar.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • He was a cruel, heartless tyrant, without mercy or humanity.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • At that heartless sound all the soul in Paul Ritson seemed to freeze.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • "Yet but a moment back you deemed me heartless," she reminded him.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • They will come to see half a 'Figaro' when they will not come to see a dozen 'Heartless Fathers.'
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for heartless

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