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stony-heartedness

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English

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Etymology

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From stony-hearted +‎ -ness.

Noun

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stony-heartedness (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of stonyheartedness
    • 2013, Alec Ryrie, Being Protestant in Reformation Britain, →ISBN, page 26:
      Pain is better than numbness, and broken-heartedness better than stony-heartedness, as surely as it is better to be alive than dead.