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iron-hearted

i·ron-heart·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-ern hahr-tid]
    • /ˈaɪ ərn ˈhɑr tɪd/
    • /ˈaɪən hɑːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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