hardhearted

See also: hard-hearted

English

Alternative forms

hard-hearted

Etymology

hard +‎ hearted

Adjective

hardhearted (comparative more hardhearted, superlative most hardhearted)

Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.

Synonyms

stonehearted

Antonyms

softhearted

Translations

lacking in compassion

Finnish: kovasydäminen
Greek:
Ancient: σκληροκάρδιος (sklērokárdios)
Irish: cruachroíoch, fuarchroíoch, fuarchúiseach

Romanian: insensibil (ro), nemilos (ro), aspru (ro)
Turkish: katı yürekli (tr)

References

hardhearted in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
“hardhearted” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“hardhearted” in Microsoft's Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition (2007)
"hardhearted" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002)

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