stoneheartedness

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Etymology

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From stonehearted +‎ -ness.

Noun

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stoneheartedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being stonehearted; remorselessness, lack of pity or compassion.
    • 2006, Clark Blaise, World Body, →ISBN, page 100:
      Consular work is nine-tenths stoneheartedness, suspiciousness, saying no.