heartlessとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈhɑɹt.lɪs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈhɑːt.lɪs/
• 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)tlɪs
• ハイフネーション: heart‧less

形容詞

heartless (comparative more heartless, superlative most heartless)

1. Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: cold-hearted, uncordial; see also Thesaurus:stern

   Antonyms: hearty, heartful; cordial

   Coordinate terms: soulless, thoughtless, mindless

   His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.

   • 1982 August 14, Michael Bronski, “If You Hated The Book You'll Loathe The Movie”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 5, page 11:

     The world is a dangerous, violent place […] and the only true refuge from this heartless world is the family.

   • 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in The A.V. Club‎:

     Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally and metaphorically) of a monstrous man-brute.

2. Without a physical heart. [from 15th c.]

   Synonym: acardiac

3. (now rare) Listless, unenthusiastic. [from 14th c.]

   Antonyms: hearty, heartful; see also Thesaurus:apathetic

   Coordinate term: halfhearted

   Near-synonyms: spiritless, unhearty

4. (obsolete) Without courage; fearful, cowardly. [10th–19th c.]

   Synonyms: spineless, gutless, unhearty; see also Thesaurus:cowardly

   Antonym: dauntless

   • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, II.iii.7:

     Cecilia then, though almost heartless, resolved upon talking with Mr. Harrel himself […].

派生語

• heartlessly
• heartlessness

アナグラム

• Earthless, Latherses, earthless, hartlesse, shearlets