heartless

[ hahrt-lis ]
/ ˈhɑrt lɪs /

adjective

unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
Archaic. lacking courage or enthusiasm; spiritless; disheartened.

Origin of heartless

1300–50; Middle English herteles, Old English heortlēas. See heart, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM heartless

heart·less·ly, adverb heart·less·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for heartless

heartless
/ (ˈhɑːtlɪs) /

adjective

unkind or cruel; hard-hearted

Derived forms of heartless

heartlessly, adverb heartlessness, noun