hardhearted

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hardhearted

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From hard + hearted.

adjective more hardhearted · harderhearted · most hardhearted · hardesthearted · hard-hearted

Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless. Some hardhearted souls may even question whether small acts of kindness really matter. Spoiler alert: They do!
Similar: flint-hearted, iron-hearted, stonehearted, brutal, callous, cold, insensate, hardhanded, cold-eyed, cruel, dour, thick-skinned · Opposite: softhearted

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adj lacking in compassion

हिन्दी	पत्थरदिल patthardil
Ελληνικά	σκληρόκαρδος sklirókardos
Română	insensibil, nemilos, aspru
العربية	قَاسِي الْقَلْب qāsī l-qalb, غَلِيظ الْقَلْب ḡalīẓ al-qalb

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@misc{hardhearted_2026,
  title = {hardhearted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hardhearted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}