heartless
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/ˈhɑːt.lɪs/
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/ˈhɑːt.lɪs/ · /ˈhɑɹt.lɪs/
Definition of heartless
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
“His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.”
“The world is a dangerous, violent place […] and the only true refuge from this heartless world is the family.”
“It's safer to be heartless than mindless. The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless.”
“Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally and metaphorically) of a monstrous man-brute.”
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adj
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Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
“His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.”
“The world is a dangerous, violent place […] and the only true refuge from this heartless world is the family.”
“It's safer to be heartless than mindless. The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless.”
“Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally and metaphorically) of a monstrous man-brute.”
- Without a physical heart.
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(archaic)Listless, unenthusiastic.
“Near-synonyms: spiritless, unhearty”
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(obsolete)Without courage; fearful, cowardly.
“Cecilia then, though almost heartless, resolved upon talking with Mr. Harrel himself […].”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English hertles, herteles, from Old English heortlēas (“without courage; listless”), equivalent to heart + -less. Cognate with German herzlos.
Anagrams of heartless
4 plays · some not in Scrabble
Words you can make from heartless
200+ playable · top: HALTERES (11 pts)
Best play halteres 11 points8-letter words
9 words7-letter words
45 words- AETHERS 10 pts
- ASHLERS 10 pts
- HALTERE 10 pts
- HALTERS 10 pts
- HARSLET 10 pts
- HASLETS 10 pts
- HATLESS 10 pts
- HEALERS 10 pts
- HEARSES 10 pts
- HEATERS 10 pts
- LASHERS 10 pts
- LATHERS 10 pts
- LEASHES 10 pts
- LEATHER 10 pts
- RASHEST 10 pts
- REHEATS 10 pts
- SHELTAS 10 pts
- SHELTER 10 pts
- SLASHER 10 pts
- SLATHER 10 pts
- THALERS 10 pts
- TRASHES 10 pts
- ARTLESS 7 pts
- EARLESS 7 pts
- EASTERS 7 pts
- ELATERS 7 pts
- LASTERS 7 pts
- LEASERS 7 pts
- REALEST 7 pts
- RELATES 7 pts
- RESALES 7 pts
- RESEALS 7 pts
- RESEATS 7 pts
- RESLATE 7 pts
- SALTERS 7 pts
- SEALERS 7 pts
- SEAREST 7 pts
- SEATERS 7 pts
- SLATERS 7 pts
- STEALER 7 pts
- STREELS 7 pts
- TEASELS 7 pts
- TEASERS 7 pts
- TESSERA 7 pts
- TRESSEL 7 pts
6-letter words
97 words- AETHER 9 pts
- ASHLER 9 pts
- EARTHS 9 pts
- ETHERS 9 pts
- HAERES 9 pts
- HALERS 9 pts
- HALEST 9 pts
- HALTER 9 pts
- HASLET 9 pts
- HASSEL 9 pts
- HASSLE 9 pts
- HASTES 9 pts
- HATERS 9 pts
- HEALER 9 pts
- HEARSE 9 pts
- HEARTS 9 pts
- HEATER 9 pts
- HEREAT 9 pts
- LASHER 9 pts
- LASHES 9 pts
- LATHER 9 pts
- LATHES 9 pts
- LETHES 9 pts
- RASHES 9 pts
- REHEAT 9 pts
- RESHES 9 pts
- SELAHS 9 pts
- SHALES 9 pts
- SHARES 9 pts
- SHARTS 9 pts
- SHEALS 9 pts
- SHEARS 9 pts
- SHEERS 9 pts
- SHEETS 9 pts
- SHELTA 9 pts
- THALER 9 pts
- THERES 9 pts
- THESES 9 pts
- THREES 9 pts
- ALERTS 6 pts
- ALTERS 6 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ARTELS 6 pts
- ASSERT 6 pts
- ASTERS 6 pts
- EASELS 6 pts
- EASERS 6 pts
- EASTER 6 pts
- EATERS 6 pts
- ELATER 6 pts
- ELATES 6 pts
- ERASES 6 pts
- ESTERS 6 pts
- ESTRAL 6 pts
- LAREES 6 pts
- LASERS 6 pts
- LASTER 6 pts
- LEASER 6 pts
- LEASES 6 pts
- LEASTS 6 pts
- LESSER 6 pts
- RASSLE 6 pts
- RATELS 6 pts
- REALES 6 pts
- REESTS 6 pts
- RELATE 6 pts
- RELETS 6 pts
- RESALE 6 pts
- RESEAL 6 pts
- RESEAT 6 pts
- RESETS 6 pts
- SALTER 6 pts
- SAREES 6 pts
- SEALER 6 pts
- SEATER 6 pts
- SEREST 6 pts
- SLATER 6 pts
- SLATES 6 pts
- SLEETS 6 pts
- STALER 6 pts
- STALES 6 pts
- STARES 6 pts
- STEALS 6 pts
- STEELS 6 pts
- STEERS 6 pts
- STELAE 6 pts
- STELAR 6 pts
- STELES 6 pts
- STERES 6 pts
- STREEL 6 pts
- TALERS 6 pts
- TASERS 6 pts
- TASSEL 6 pts
- TEASEL 6 pts
- TEASER 6 pts
- TEASES 6 pts
- TESLAS 6 pts
5-letter words
48 words- ASHES 8 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HALER 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HALTS 8 pts
- HARES 8 pts
- HARLS 8 pts
- HARTS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- HEARS 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- HEELS 8 pts
- HERES 8 pts
- HERLS 8 pts
- HESTS 8 pts
- LATHE 8 pts
- LATHS 8 pts
- ALERT 5 pts
- ALTER 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- ARLES 5 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- ARTEL 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- ASTER 5 pts
- EARLS 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
- EASER 5 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ERASE 5 pts
- ERSES 5 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- LAREE 5 pts
- LARES 5 pts
- LASER 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
- LASTS 5 pts
- LATER 5 pts
- LEARS 5 pts
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