Mercilessness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, a.
     Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate
     beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless
     tyrant; merciless waves.
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           The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.
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     Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;
          barbarous; savage.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Mer"ci*less*ly}, adv. --
          {Mer"ci*less*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mercilessness
       n 1: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {cruelty}, {pitilessness},
             {ruthlessness}]
       2: inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or
          forgiving [syn: {unmercifulness}] [ant: {mercifulness}]