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hard-heartedness

hard-heartedness is the alternative form of hardheartedness.

Meaning of hardheartedness

Noun

hardheartedness (countable and uncountable, plural hardheartednesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being hardhearted.
  2. (countable) A hardhearted thought or act.

Forms of hard-heartedness

pluralhard-heartednesses

Origin of hard-heartedness

From hard-hearted + -ness.

Questions about hard-heartedness

What is hard-heartedness the alternative form of?
Hard-heartedness is the alternative form of hardheartedness.

Words near hard-heartedness in the dictionary

  1. hard-handedly
  2. hard-handedness
  3. hard-headed
  4. hard-hearted
  5. hard-heartedly
  6. hard-heartedness
  7. hard-heartednesses
  8. hard-hit
  9. hard-hitting
  10. hard-land
  11. hard-landed

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