Antonyms for hardheartedness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hahrd-hahr-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈhɑr tɪd

Definition of hardheartedness

As in severity : noun asperity
As in hardness : noun severity
As in rigidity : noun severity
As in rigorousness : noun severity
As in savagery : noun cruelty
As in sternness : noun severity
As in strictness : noun severity
As in stringency : noun severity
As in toughness : noun severity
As in truculence : noun cruelty
As in truculency : noun cruelty
As in cruelty : noun brutality, harshness

Example sentences :

Hardheartedness he owns to be an essential of the libertine character.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 4 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Any attempt at careful management of the estate was invariably considered to be a sign of stinginess or of hardheartedness.
Extract from : « The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement » by Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner

And thou wilt not give thy child a stone for bread, nor also will God give us hardheartedness for true love.
Extract from : « The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church » by lfric

I do not wish to exculpate Peter from cruelty or hardheartedness; I would neither justify him nor condemn him.
Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII » by John Lord

The ladies of the Queen's household distinguished themselves preeminently by rapacity and hardheartedness.
Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay

He who hath slain the wooers is one of the deathless gods, come down to punish them for their injustice and their hardheartedness.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy » by Padriac Colum

Synonyms for hardheartedness

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