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Meaning of "mercilessness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MERCILESSNESS

mercilessness  [ˈmɜːsɪləsnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERCILESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mercilessness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MERCILESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mercilessness in the English dictionary

The definition of mercilessness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being without mercy; pitilessness, cruelty, or heartlessness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERCILESSNESS


airlessness
ˈɛələsnəs
effortlessness
ˈɛfətləsnəs
endlessness
ˈɛndləsnəs
fabulousness
ˈfæbjʊləsnəs
flawlessness
ˈflɔːləsnəs
godlessness
ˈɡɒdləsnəs
harmlessness
ˈhɑːmləsnəs
heedlessness
ˈhiːdləsnəs
jealousness
ˈdʒɛləsnəs
joylessness
ˈdʒɔɪləsnəs
landlessness
ˈlændləsnəs
meaninglessness
ˈmiːnɪŋləsnəs
mindlessness
ˈmaɪndləsnəs
pennilessness
ˈpenɪləsnəs
pitilessness
ˈpɪtɪləsnəs
raylessness
ˈreɪləsnəs
scurrilousness
ˈskʌrɪləsnəs
statelessness
ˈsteɪtləsnəs
weightlessness
ˈweɪtləsnəs
worklessness
ˈwɜːkləsnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERCILESSNESS

merciable
Mercian
mercies
merciful
mercifully
mercifulness
mercify
merciless
mercilessly
Merckx
Mercosur
Mercouri
mercurate
mercuration
mercurial
mercurialisation
mercurialise
mercurialism
mercurialist

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERCILESSNESS

biliousness
business
callousness
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of mercilessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mercilessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERCILESSNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

冷酷无情
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ensañamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

mercilessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेदर्दी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قسوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беспощадность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mercilessness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্মমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mercilessness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegelisahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erbarmungslosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無慈悲さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mercilessness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mercilessness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàn nhẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mercilessness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्दर्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acımasızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spietatezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mercilessness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нещадність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nemiloasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναλγησίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbarmhartigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obarmhärtighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mercilessness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mercilessness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCILESSNESS»

The term «mercilessness» is normally little used and occupies the 145.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCILESSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mercilessness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mercilessness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCILESSNESS»

Discover the use of mercilessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mercilessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychic Deadness
The word merciless consumedusfor a time and becameourprimarylink. The mercifulthing to do wasto experience our mercilessness. For the moment, themost heartfelt thingto do was to sense our heartlessness. Our mental and sexual arousal ...
Michael Eigen, 2004
2
The Independent
We have now learned more than we had suspected of the mercilessness of our own great river. Who would have thought that here, in our own country, the gentle rain from heaven, twice blest, could be so doubly curst, leagued with the tornado  ...
‎1913
3
The Independent
We have now learned more than we had suspected of the mercilessness of our own great river. Who would have thought that here, in our own country, the gentle rain from heaven, twice blest, could be so doubly curst, leagued with the tornado  ...
Leonard Bacon, Joseph Parrish Thompson, Henry Ward Beecher, 1913
4
Kierkegaard's Writings, XVI: Works of Love
heaven's punishment upon his mercilessness! Yes, we know it well, what does the world care about the poor person's sigh to God when it complains about the rich? This sigh vanishing in thin air, this disregarded word, is indeed the most ...
Søren Kierkegaard, 2013
5
The Humane Review
THE. MERCILESSNESS. OF. "SPORT." Oh ! the pity of it all. We can trace back the existence of man into the dim and misty ages of " the far long ago ; " we find evidence everywhere of this being, man, associated with animals in many and ...
‎1901
6
Portrait of the Heart:
53. Mercilessness. and. Injustice. A merciless heart treats other people unfairly. Woe to thosewhomakeunjust laws, to thosewhoissue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people ...
David Ball, 2014
7
Sociality as the Human Condition: Anthropology in Economic, ...
Kierkegaard thus describes the rich man's behavior toward Lazarus not just as merciless, but as “inhuman mercilessness.”126 He emphasizes that “[i]n order to shine a light on mercilessness, one can also use a merciful person placed at his  ...
‎2011
8
Disappearance
This mercilessness was the main thing that stunned him. After all, Bayukov was a kind man and felt toward him, Arsyushka, nearly the way he would to a son or a younger brother! And although there remained in his memory even the thought of  ...
Yury Trifonov, I︠U︡riĭ Trifonov, 1991
9
Love and Living
The scapegoat is by definition to be treated with absolute mercilessness, for he bears all the evil in the world—he is the source of all evil. Mercilessness is not only permitted, it now becomes a sacred duty. We observe this mercilessness at ...
Thomas Merton, Naomi Burton Stone, Patrick Hart, 1979
10
Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition
The phrase “sharp mercy” was adoptedby some Lutheran theologians to characterize the reformer's late attitude toward Jews, perhaps because itsoundsmore loving than the “utter mercilessness” Luther recommends laterin thesame treatise: ...
David Nirenberg, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCILESSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mercilessness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ashes 2015: Declining game in desperate need of heroes
Test cricket demands to be taken literally. It tests talent and temperament with trademark mercilessness. Sustained scrutiny reveals more than ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
This Week's Rent DVD column in the Provincetown Banner
... manipulations that must always be decoded, as well as the passive Darwinian mercilessness of its creative and commercial decision-making. «Wicked Local Provincetown, Jul 15»
3
Ty Warner got off easy
A prosecutor's proclivity for leniency or mercilessness does not absolve a judge from rendering a just punishment. "I don't want to say anything ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
5 Actors That Could Play Vandal Savage in CW's 'Legends of …
His cunning look, his antagonist role in Fast and Furious 6 and his sheer mercilessness in Dracula Untold all contribute towards a worthy ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
5
Kylie Leave Our Princess Alone! - Ebony
The social media trolling is at predictable levels of mercilessness—which would technically make this the second time Stenberg was subject to ... «EBONY.com, Jul 15»
6
Djokovic wins 3rd Wimbledon title, keeps Federer from taking 18th …
More often, though, there are times when sheer ability, purpose, determination, athleticism and mercilessness are the currency that counts most ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
7
The Search for Spaces Beyond the Binaries
... be multiplied by rain, if you want to know about the mercilessness of lovers and how ice can be astonished by water—read Jane Hirshfield. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
The Ab-bening
Before exiting 15 minutes in, he infuses Damian with gravitas, empathy, intelligence, mercilessness and ambition. Damian 2.0 is just a nice ... «OC Weekly, Jul 15»
9
Reynolds in Body-Swap Thriller Self/Less
Before exiting fifteen minutes in, he infuses Damian with gravitas, empathy, intelligence, mercilessness, and ambition. Damian 2.0 is just a nice ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
10
'Star Trek Beyond' Film Update: 'Pacific Rim' Actor Idris Elba Reveals …
They are characterized as extraterrestrial humanoid warrior species, reflecting traits like viciousness, mercilessness, and egotism. The rumor ... «Yibada, Jul 15»

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