Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-ern hahr-tid]
- /ˈaɪ ərn ˈhɑr tɪd/
- /ˈaɪən hɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-ern hahr-tid]
- /ˈaɪ ərn ˈhɑr tɪd/
Definitions of iron-hearted word
- adjective iron-hearted cruel; heartless; unfeeling. 1
- adjective iron-hearted pitiless; inflexibly unsympathetic. 0
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Origin of iron-hearted
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Iron-hearted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
iron-hearted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for iron-hearted
adj iron-hearted
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- brutal — A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
Antonyms for iron-hearted
adj iron-hearted
- loving — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- caring — If someone is caring, they are affectionate, helpful, and sympathetic.
- concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
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