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I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.
Keith Jarrett

Meaning of "merciless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCILESS

merciless  [ˈmɜːsɪlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCILESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Merciless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERCILESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Merciless

Merciless is a Swedish extreme metal band. The band was formed during the summer of 1986 in Strängnäs, Sweden by Erik Wallin, Fredrik Karlén and Stefan Carlsson. They were inspired of the early fast-playing bands such as Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and Bathory. First they did some local gigs as "Obsessed" and "Black Mass" but changed their name to Merciless in early 1987. A demo was recorded titled Behind the Black Door, which led to the replacement of Kåle by Rogga in early 1988. With this line-up they recorded a second demo Realm of the Dark in June 1988. This demo drew the attention of Deathlike Silence Productions - the label of Euronymous. That label released their debut album The Awakening in March 1990. Their second album The Treasures Within was recorded in June and July 1991 but it was not released until a year later due to the mismanagement of their new label Active Records. This delay cause the departure of drummer Stipen who was replaced by Peter Stjärnvind in February 1992. In September 1993, after Scandinavian tour, they recorded their third album with Dan Swanö at the Unisound studios and was released by No Fashion Records.

Definition of merciless in the English dictionary

The definition of merciless in the dictionary is without mercy; pitiless, cruel, or heartless.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERCILESS


amaryllis
ˌæməˈrɪlɪs
Baylis
ˈbeɪlɪs
bodiless
ˈbɒdɪlɪs
cilice
ˈsɪlɪs
digitalis
ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs
fontinalis
ˌfɒntɪˈneɪlɪs
gracilis
ˈɡræsɪlɪs
Halys
ˈheɪlɪs
joyless
ˈdʒɔɪlɪs
lumbricalis
ˌlʌmbrɪˈkeɪlɪs
moneyless
ˈmʌnɪlɪs
neurosyphilis
ˌnjʊərəʊˈsɪfɪlɪs
penniless
ˈpɛnɪlɪs
physalis
faɪˈseɪlɪs
pitiless
ˈpɪtɪlɪs
remediless
ˈremədɪlɪs
syphilis
ˈsɪfɪlɪs
weariless
ˈwɪərɪlɪs
Willis
ˈwɪlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCILESS

merchet
merchild
Mercia
merciable
Mercian
mercies
merciful
mercifully
mercifulness
mercify
mercilessly
mercilessness
Merckx
Mercosur
Mercouri
mercurate
mercuration
mercurial
mercurialisation
mercurialise

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCILESS

bless
bottomless
countless
deviless
endless
fanciless
formless
homeless
hopeless
less
much less
nevertheless
regardless
seamless
stainless
timeless
topless
unless
useless
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of merciless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MERCILESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «merciless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of merciless

Translation of «merciless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCILESS

Find out the translation of merciless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of merciless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «merciless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冷酷无情的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

despiadado
570 millions of speakers

English

merciless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेरहम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا ترحم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беспощадный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inclemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্দয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impitoyable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa belas kasihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erbarmungslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

情け容赦のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무자비한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sabar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô tình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரக்கமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्दयी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acımasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spietato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezlitosny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нещадний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nemilos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανελέητη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

genadelose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skoningslös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nådeløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of merciless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCILESS»

The term «merciless» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.178 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCILESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about merciless

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7 QUOTES WITH «MERCILESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word merciless.
1
Magnus Carlsen
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
2
Bob Greene
If you look closely enough, amid the merciless and the bitter, there is always the chance that you may find comfort and the promise of something good.
3
Thomas Huxley
Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.
4
Keith Jarrett
I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.
5
Jonathan Stroud
I used to have quite long hair, and I decided that I wanted to get it cut. I'd never met the person who did it, and she cut it into some kind of dreadful mullet. It looked like a triangle on my head. The other kids were merciless.
6
Roger Waters
Not the torturer will scare me, nor the body's final fall, nor the barrels of death's rifles, nor the shadows on the wall, nor the night when to the ground the last dim star of pain, is hurled but the blind indifference of a merciless, unfeeling world.
7
John Woolman
By the breaking in of enraged merciless armies, flourishing countries have been laid waste, great numbers of people have perished in a short time, and many more have been pressed with poverty and grief.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCILESS»

Discover the use of merciless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to merciless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Merciless Book of Metal Lists
The Merciless Book of Metal Lists is an irreverent and illustrated compendium of the most random, funny, and challenging information about Heavy Metal from the last 40 years.
Howie Abrams, Sacha Jenkins, 2013
2
Merciless: A Mystery
Working with the tribal police on the Eagle River Reservation to solve the murder of the teenaged niece of the newly elected tribal president, Mercy Gunderson finds this puzzling case taking a deadly turn when the killer sets his sights on ...
Lori Armstrong, 2013
3
Merciless
But nothing has prepared her for the decades-long legacy of madness and murder about to be revealed--or a killer ready to claim her as his ultimate trophy. . . Praise for the novels of Mary Burton "A twisted tale. . .I couldn't put it down!
Mary Burton, 2011
4
Merciless
After his no-nonsense assistant, Joceline Perry, comes to his rescue time and time again, FBI agent Jon Blackhawk realizes that he cannot live without her and must convince this beautiful single mother that he is worth the risk.
Diana Palmer, 2012
5
A Merciless Place : The Lost Story of Britain's Convict ...
This is a story lost to history for over two hundred years; a dirty secret of failure, fatal misjudgement and desperate measures which the British Empire chose to forget almost as soon as it was over.
Emma Christopher, 2011
6
Merciless (Dominion Trilogy Book #3)
Evil has infiltrated our world.
Robin Parrish, 2009
7
Bella and the Merciless Sheikh
Sheikh Zafiq Al-Rashid is furious when his week of solitude is interrupted by Bella Balfour, lost in the desert!
Sarah Morgan, 2011
8
Merciless: A Novel of Suspense
When a series of bizarrely posed corpses turns up around Philadelphia, along the banks of the Schuylkill River, homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano race against time to stop a vicious murderer whose macabre crimes appear to ...
Richard Montanari, 2008
9
A Merciless Place: The Fate of Britain's Convicts After the ...
"First published in Australia in 2010 by Allen & Unwin"--T.p. verso.
Emma Christopher, 2011
10
The Merciless Travis Wilde
The wild before the storm Travis Wilde doesn't do love or commitment—but he'd never turn down a willing woman and a king-size bed.
Sandra Marton, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCILESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term merciless is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch Judd Apatow Slam the Cosbys in a Merciless Stand-Up …
Ever since comedian Hannibal Buress let loose his anger and frustration with Bill Cosby's alleged past, the (former) television icon's star has ... «IFC, Jul 15»
2
A merciless massacre from Mayo - The Mayo News
A merciless massacre. THE marker was set promptly, awesomely and brutally. Mayo got their retaliation in first. Within minutes hapless Sligo ... «Mayo News, Jul 15»
3
Are All Weight Loss Doctors Quacks? - Science 2.0
His book, Bad Science, is a funny, insightful, merciless critique of lazy and dishonest scientists, as I expect many readers of Science 2.0 already ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
4
New York Mayor Shuns Trump, Vows to Cut Business Ties
New York's right-wing tabloids, the New York Post and the Daily News, have been merciless in their response. "G.I. Joke," screamed the Daily ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
5
Do We Care Who Wins? - Western Journalism
If not, brace yourself for another cold and merciless eight years. Any real writer is in love with his or her editor. It's largely because a good editor ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
6
EUROPP – There is little legal basis for Wolfgang Schäuble's claim …
From here, a seemingly compelling, if somewhat merciless, logic unfolds in the position paper. Two ways forward are identified: Either Greece ... «EUROPP - European Politics and Policy, Jul 15»
7
UnREAL Recap: Unreadable Rachel -- Vulture
And while that's a merciless recap for quite literally another show and another time, things on UnREAL, Lifetime's Bachelor-inspired breakout ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
8
Topekan Jason Hachmeister, who strangled his mother to death …
During the hearing, the judge called the attack on Sheila Hachmeister “merciless,” “brutal,” “extremely wicked” and “atrocious.”. «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
9
Review: 'Barbarian Days,' by William Finnegan, Details a Surfer's …
“But pretension and flab came up fluorescent in this merciless scan, and certain writers suddenly seemed like hothouse poseurs. They became ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Decoding the Queen Gene in Ratatat's DNA - Music - The Stranger
Ming the Merciless is defeated (spoiler alert) to the most royal, eloquent guitar and keyboard rock possible. Brooklyn duo Ratatat pull essential ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Merciless [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/merciless>. Apr 2024 ».
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