heartlessness
/ˈhɑɹtləsnəs/noun
heartlessness is spelled H-E-A-R-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heartlessness means “the characteristic of being heartless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heartlessness is heartlessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in heartlessness?
| Letters | 13: H-E-A-R-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is heartlessness?
Heartlessness appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce heartlessness?
- UK /ˈhɑːtlɪsnəs/
- US /ˈhɑɹtləsnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-heartlessness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of heartlessness
- heartlessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heartlessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the characteristic of being heartless
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heartlessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic of being heartless:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Herzlosigkeit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does heartlessness come from?
From heartless + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).