Antonyms for hard-hearted


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahrd-hahr-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈhɑr tɪd


Definition of hard-hearted

Origin :
  • also hardhearted, "obdurate, unfeeling," late 12c. (implied in heard-heortnesse "hard-heartedness"); from hard + hearted. Sometimes in Middle English also meaning "bold, courageous" (15c.). Related: Hard-heartedly; hard-heartedness. Hard-heart "hard-hearted person" was in late Old English.
  • As in obdurate : adj pigheaded, stubborn
  • As in remorseless : adj without guilt in spite of wrongdoing
  • As in ruthless : adj mean, heartless
  • As in unaffected : adj unchanged, unmoved
  • As in unconcerned : adj carefree; apathetic
  • As in unemotional : adj not responsive
  • As in uninterested : adj oblivious to
  • As in unkind : adj not nice
  • As in stonyhearted : adj cold-blooded
  • As in cold-blooded : adj cruel, heartless
  • As in cold-hearted : adj unfeeling
  • As in cruel : adj vicious, pitiless; causing pain
  • As in aloof : adj remote
  • As in heartless : adj without feeling; cold
Example sentences :
  • Sure nobody had ever so insolent, so hard-hearted a brother, as I have!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Now the hard-hearted Bella interlards her speech with invective!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • But it brought no solace to the mind of the weak, hard-hearted, and guilty son.
  • Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
  • She was a stern, austere, hard-hearted woman, whom nobody loved.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
  • Then you must collect your debt, as other hard-hearted creditors do—by force.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 » by Various
  • If to be hard-hearted were a virtue, the best man there was Dillaway.
  • Extract from : « Heart » by Martin Farquhar Tupper
  • It was no joke to her, whatever it might be to her hard-hearted young sisters.
  • Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Sarah Tytler
  • And our hard-hearted rulers, with all their pride, can they subsist without us?
  • Extract from : « Alroy » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • You are not half as hard-hearted as you would have me think.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • No human being could have, she thought, even the most hard-hearted.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens

Synonyms for hard-hearted

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