Definition of Hardhearted

1. Adjective. Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth.

Exact synonyms: Heartless
Similar to: Flint, Flinty, Granitic, Obdurate, Stony
Derivative terms: Hardheartedness, Heartlessness
Antonyms: Softhearted

2. Adjective. Devoid of feeling for others. "An unfeeling wretch"
Exact synonyms: Stonyhearted, Unfeeling
Similar to: Uncompassionate
Derivative terms: Hardheartedness, Unfeelingness

Definition of Hardhearted

1. a. Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.

Definition of Hardhearted

1. Adjective. Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardhearted

hardfern
hardferns
hardfisted
hardgoods
hardhack
hardhacks
hardhanded
hardhandedness
hardhat
hardhats
hardheaded
hardheadedly
hardheadedness
hardheads
hardhearted (current term)
hardheartedly
hardheartedness
hardier
hardies
hardiest
hardihead
hardihood
hardihoods
hardily
hardiment
hardiments
hardiness
hardinesses

Literary usage of Hardhearted

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and Explanations, Drawn from by George Crabb (1854)
"hardhearted is here, as the word hard (в. Hard) the strongest of these terms: in ... A hardhearted man muet always be cruel; but it is possible to be crud, ..."

2. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order by George Crabb (1826)
"hardhearted is here, as the word hard- (v. Hard,) the strongest of these terms : in regard to CRUEL, it bespeaks a settled character; whereas that may be ..."

3. English Synonyms Explained: With Copious Illustrations and Examples, Drawn by George Crabb (1844)
"A hardhearted parent ìs a monster who spurns from him the buha» that owes his existence to him, and depends upon inni for support. ..."

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