Stone-heartedness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of stoneheartedness. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"Some are relatively clear, such as Wilde's visitation at the table-turning séance: Sibyl Vane kills herself because of Dorian Gray's singular stone-heartedness, and the dead author speaks in “garbled French” because he is addressing the supercilious Frenchman;"
Example
More examples"Some are relatively clear, such as Wilde's visitation at the table-turning séance: Sibyl Vane kills herself because of Dorian Gray's singular stone-heartedness, and the dead author speaks in “garbled French” because he is addressing the supercilious Frenchman;"
Etymology
From stone-hearted + -ness.
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