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- [pit-i-lis, pit-ee-]
- /ˈpɪt ɪ lɪs, ˈpɪt i-/
- /ˈpɪt.i.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pit-i-lis, pit-ee-]
- /ˈpɪt ɪ lɪs, ˈpɪt i-/
Definitions of pitiless word
- adjective pitiless feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel. 1
- adjective pitiless showing no mercy 1
- adjective pitiless Someone or something that is pitiless shows no pity or kindness. 0
- graded adjective pitiless If you describe something such as the weather or the heat as pitiless, you mean that it is very extreme. 0
- adjective pitiless having or showing little or no pity or mercy 0
- adjective pitiless without pity; unfeeling 0
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Origin of pitiless
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, pitiless is from the late Middle English word piteles. See pity, -less
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Parts of speech for Pitiless
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pitiless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% 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.
pitiless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pitiless
adj pitiless
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- cold-blooded — Someone who is cold-blooded does not show any pity or emotion.
- cutthroat — a person who cuts throats; murderer
- demoniac — of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
adjective pitiless
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
noun pitiless
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- hardheartedness — The state of being hardhearted.
- heartlessness — The characteristic of being heartless.
- implacability — not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable: an implacable enemy.
- mercilessness — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
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