Antonyms for heartless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hahrt-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrt lɪs

Definition of heartless

Origin : Old English heortleas "dispirited, dejected;" see heart + -less. In Middle English with expanded senses "lacking in courage; foolish; listless; half-hearted; sluggish." Sense of "callous, cruel" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it in 1816. Literal meaning "lacking a heart, lifeless" (mid-15c.) is rare. Related: Heartlessly; heartlessness.

adj without feeling; cold

Example sentences :

There was something so ruthless in the boy, so overbearing and heartless.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

You think that I am heartless, and have been playing with you.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

And, how about the heartless girl—did you ever see her again, Uncle Jim?
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

I reject you, and all of your kith and kin—all the false, hollow, heartless stock.'
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Reckless, thoughtless, heartless, he plunges headlong again.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

She was a handsome woman, but plainly a heartless one—selfish, vain, and vulgar.
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

He was a cruel, heartless tyrant, without mercy or humanity.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

At that heartless sound all the soul in Paul Ritson seemed to freeze.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

"Yet but a moment back you deemed me heartless," she reminded him.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

They will come to see half a 'Figaro' when they will not come to see a dozen 'Heartless Fathers.'
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for heartless

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