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stonyheartedness

stonyheartedness noun: the state or quality of being stonyhearted; remorselessness, cruelty, or pitilessness.

Noun

stonyheartedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being stonyhearted; remorselessness, cruelty, or pitilessness.
    • He was on the verge of running away to escape Merlin's stonyheartedness when the wizard took him by the shoulder. “You think you understand me, but you don't.” he said. Then his voice grew softer. “I wasn't rejoicing at your misfortune."2000, Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want., →ISBN, page 117

Forms of stonyheartedness

alternative formstony-heartedness
alternative formstoneheartedness
alternative formstone-heartedness

Origin of stonyheartedness

From stonyhearted + -ness.

Questions about stonyheartedness

What does stonyheartedness mean?
Stonyheartedness means the state or quality of being stonyhearted; remorselessness, cruelty, or pitilessness.
What part of speech is stonyheartedness?
Stonyheartedness is a noun.

Words near stonyheartedness in the dictionary

  1. stony-heartedness
  2. stony-iron
  3. Stonycreek
  4. Stonyford
  5. stonyhearted
  6. stonyheartedness
  7. stood
  8. stood a chance
  9. stood and delivered
  10. stood apart
  11. stood around

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