Hardheartedness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being hardhearted. uncountable
- 2 an absence of concern for the welfare of others wordnet
- 3 A hardhearted thought or act. countable
Example
More examples"A miserable quarrel provoked by the hardheartedness of the landlord of a public-house, who insisted upon having three pounds of bread in payment for two pennyworth of wine which the woman had regaled herself with, was the circumstance that constituted the charge, and which, if substantiated would be punishable by five or ten years' imprisonment."
Etymology
From hardhearted + -ness.
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