Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The property of being merciless.
Erbarmungslosigkeit, Schonungslosigkeit
беспоща́дностьbespoščádnostʹ
More definitions
- inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving
- feelings of extreme heartlessness
Examples
1 sentencesI've seen the face of mercilessness.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the property of being merciless:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the property of being merciless:
Forms
plural: mercilessnesses| Singular | mercilessness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving:unmercifulness
- feelings of extreme heartlessness:crueltypitilessnessruthlessness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmerciless
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.