"heartless" meaning in English

See heartless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɑrt.lɪs/ [US], /ˈhɑːt.lɪs/ [UK] Audio: en-us-heartless.ogg [US] Forms: heartless [positive], more heartless [comparative], most heartless [superlative]
Etymology: heart + -less Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|heart|less}} heart + -less Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is heartless, it does not have a physical heart.
    Sense id: simple-heartless-en-adj-47nMqp4B
  2. If a person is heartless, they do not care or show concern for others.
    Sense id: simple-heartless-en-adj-pPL-y82a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -less
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