heartless

Definition

Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.

Etymology

From Middle English hertles, herteles, from Old English heortlēas (“without courage; listless”), equivalent to heart + -less. Cognate with German herzlos.

Example Sentences

• "His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone."
• "The world is a dangerous, violent place […] and the only true refuge from this heartless world is the family."
• "It's safer to be heartless than mindless. The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless."