stoneheartedness

noun

The state or quality of being stonehearted; remorselessness, lack of pity or compassion.

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Meanings

nounstoneheartedness (uncountable)

alternative stone-heartedness

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being stonehearted; remorselessness, lack of pity or compassion.

    Consular work is nine-tenths stoneheartedness, suspiciousness, saying no.

    2006, Clark Blaise, World Body, →ISBN, page 100

Origin

From stonehearted + -ness.

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stoneheartedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoneheartedness

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“stoneheartedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoneheartedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stoneheartedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoneheartedness.

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