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heart·less
 heartless
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- pronunciation:
- hart
lihs
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having or showing no kindness or sympathy; not sharing another's pain.
When I fell off my bike, my heartless brother told me to stop crying.- synonyms:
- cold-blooded, ruthless
- similar words:
- callous, cold, inhuman, insensitive
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| related words: |
unkind |
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| derivations: |
heartlessly (adv.), heartlessness (n.) |
The word heartless
contains the following part:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
  More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, breathless, careless, countless, doubtless, endless, fearless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, penniless, priceless, regardless, restless, sightless, tasteless, thoughtless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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