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ruthlessness

ruthlessness noun: the property of being ruthless.

Noun

ruthlessness (usually uncountable, plural ruthlessnesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being ruthless.
    • Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2012
    Synonyms:
    mercilessness

ruthlessness meaning in Hindi and Urdu

ruthlessness in Hindi

Translations
क्रूरता krūrtā

ruthlessness in Urdu

بےرحمی

Synonyms of ruthlessness

Forms of ruthlessness

pluralruthlessnesses

Origin of ruthlessness

From ruthless + -ness.

Questions about ruthlessness

What does ruthlessness mean?
Ruthlessness means the property of being ruthless.
What is ruthlessness in Hindi?
Ruthlessness in Hindi is क्रूरता (krūrtā). See Ruthlessness meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ruthlessness?
Ruthlessness is a noun.
What is the plural of ruthlessness?
The plural of ruthlessness is ruthlessnesses.

Words near ruthlessness in the dictionary

  1. Ruthian
  2. Ruthie
  3. Ruthin
  4. ruthless
  5. ruthlessly
  6. ruthlessness
  7. ruthlessnesses
  8. Ruthlyn
  9. Ruthrieston
  10. ruths
  11. Ruthven

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