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- DictionaryRuth·less·ness/ˈro͞oTHləsnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of lacking pity or compassion for others: "the real-world ruthlessness of business"
: having no pity : merciless, cruel. a ruthless tyrant. ruthlessly adverb. ruthlessness noun. Did you know? If someone can be ruthless, can one also be ruthful? Ruthless can be defined as "without ruth" or "having no ruth." So what, then, is ruth?
the quality of not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others when deciding what you need to do: He behaved with utter ruthlessness. There was a certain ruthlessness about her. See. ruthless. Fewer examples. I question whether he has the ambition or the ruthlessness to succeed as chairman.
the quality of not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others when deciding what you need to do: He behaved with utter ruthlessness. There was a certain ruthlessness about her. See. ruthless. Fewer examples. I question whether he has the ambition or the ruthlessness to succeed as chairman.
Ruthlessness is the quality of having no mercy or pity for other people. Your cruelty toward your younger sister might be described as ruthlessness. Someone who's ruthless is uncaring, harsh, or even brutal towards others — and the characteristic of acting this way is ruthlessness.
Ruthless definition: without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless. See examples of RUTHLESS used in a sentence.
Synonyms for RUTHLESSNESS: mercilessness, cruelty, pitilessness, savagery, heartlessness, sadism, brutality, inhumanity; Antonyms of RUTHLESSNESS: sympathy, compassion, kindness, humanity, humaneness, benignity, tenderness, warmth.
RUTHLESS definition: 1. not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel: 2. not thinking or worrying…. Learn more.
