heartless

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hertles, herteles, from Old English heortlēas (“without courage; listless”), equivalent to heart +‎ -less. Cognate with German herzlos. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːt.lɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹt.lɪs/ Hyphenation: heart‧less Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tlɪs === Adjective === heartless (comparative more heartless, superlative most heartless) Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: cold-hearted, uncordial; see also Thesaurus:stern Antonyms: hearty, heartful; cordial Coordinate terms: soulless, thoughtless, mindless Without a physical heart. [from 15th c.] Synonym: acardiac (now rare) Listless, unenthusiastic. [from 14th c.] Antonyms: hearty, heartful; see also Thesaurus:apathetic Coordinate term: halfhearted Near-synonyms: spiritless, unhearty (obsolete) Without courage; fearful, cowardly. [10th–19th c.] Synonyms: spineless, gutless, unhearty; see also Thesaurus:cowardly Antonym: dauntless ==== Derived terms ==== heartlessly heartlessness ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Earthless, Latherses, earthless, hartlesse, shearlets