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heartlessness

noun

  1. lack of feeling, callous cruelty, insincerity
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtlɪsnəs/ / /ˈhɑɹtləsnəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English heartless 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 heartlessness From heartless + -ness.

  1. the characteristic of being heartless