ruthlessness

English

Etymology

From ruthless +‎ -ness.

Noun

ruthlessness (usually uncountable, plural ruthlessnesses)

1. The property of being ruthless.
   • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

Synonyms

• mercilessness

Translations

Translations

• Ottoman Turkish: دینسزلك (dinsizlik)
• Polish: bezpardonowość (pl) f, bezwzględność (pl) f

Anagrams

• hurtlessness