Meanings
plural ruthlessnesses
- uncountableusuallyThe property of being ruthless.
Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.
2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2012Synonyms: mercilessness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being ruthless.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
nounfeelings of extreme heartlessness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*hrewwaną
- Proto-West Germanic*hreuwan
- Proto-West Germanic*hreuwu
- Old Englishhrēow
- Middle Englishrewe
- Old Norsehrygðinflu.
- Middle Englishreuþe
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Middle Englishreuþeles
- Englishruthless
- Englishruthlessness
Translations
Hindi क्रूरता
- क्रूरता (krūrtā)Translations
Polish bezpardonowość, bezwzględność
- bezpardonowośćTranslations
- bezwzględnośćTranslations
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
ruthlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruthlessness
“ruthlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruthlessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruthlessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruthlessness.
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