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hard–hearted
adjective hard–heart·ed \-ˈhär-təd\
: having or showing no kindness or sympathy for other people
Full Definition of HARD-HEARTED
— hard–heart·ed·ly adverb
— hard–heart·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of HARD-HEARTED
13th century
Related to HARD-HEARTED
- Synonyms
- affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
Rhymes with HARD-HEARTED
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