Word of the Day:
heartless
What It Means
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
Without a physical heart.
His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.
Heartless in Context
“The world is a dangerous, violent place […] and the only true refuge from this heartless world is the family.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English hertles, herteles, from Old English heortlēas (“without courage; listless”), equivalent to heart + -less. Cognate with German herzlos.
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