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Definition of Heartlessness
1. Noun. An absence of concern for the welfare of others.
Generic synonyms: Unconcern
Specialized synonyms: Cruelty, Mercilessness, Pitilessness, Ruthlessness
Derivative terms: Coldhearted, Hardhearted, Hardhearted, Heartless
Definition of Heartlessness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being heartless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heartlessness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heartlessness
Literary usage of Heartlessness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pictures of Travel by Heinrich Heine (1856)
"On this occasion, as is my custom when talking with young ladies, I did not
neglect to speak of BYR'ON'S impiety, heartlessness, cheerlessness, ..."
2. The Glory and the Shame of England by Charles Edwards Lester (1845)
"... heartlessness with which the officiating clergyman read the burial service
shocked me. He hurried away from the band of mourners clustered around the ..."
3. Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century by Pardoe (Julia) (1855)
"The Lying iu State—The Funeral —heartlessness of the Dauphin—Accident of the
King—Mademoiselle at Choisy —The royal Visit—The Liveries—Mademoiselle and the ..."
4. Every Life a Delight by James Henry Potts (1914)
"heartlessness I call it heartlessness to wish A neighbor any ill; And almost
heartlessness, if rich, The hungry not to fill. To know we may some help bestow ..."
5. Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by Doran (John) (1875)
"... the Princes—The King's Illness—Graphic picture of the state of affaire—Lord
Thurlow's treachery—heartlessness of the Prince— Deplorable condition of the ..."
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