pitilessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtɪlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdilᵻsnᵻs/

Forms: 1600s pitylesness, 1700s– pitilessness.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitiless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < pitiless adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being pitiless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [noun]

unpiteousnessc1400

unruthc1425

unpity1447

inhumanity1477

unpitifulness1526

incompassionateness1621

incompassion1627

pitilessness1682

ruthlessness1777

dispiteousness1861

uncompassionateness1862

1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 202 Not guilty of Pitylesness: all I did was to chear-up, according to my name, for my name is not Pityless, but Chear-up.

1772–3 F. Barlow Compl. Eng. Dict. II. (at cited word) Pitilessness, want of compassion.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. vii. 539 Their pitilessness to the poor.

1864 Times 11 June 11/2 The Russians have accomplished what their apologists call ‘a strategic necessity’ with all the unrelenting pitilessness of military force.

1918 Washington Post 28 May 4/2 The growing spirit of pitilessness in this country.

1991 New Yorker 6 May 26/3 This adaptation of one of the punchier pulp novels by Jim Thompson retains Thompson's hardboiled pitilessness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitilessness
释义	pitilessnessn. Brit. /ˈpɪtɪlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪdilᵻsnᵻs/ Forms: 1600s pitylesness, 1700s– pitilessness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitiless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < pitiless adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being pitiless. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [noun] unpiteousnessc1400 unruthc1425 unpity1447 inhumanity1477 unpitifulness1526 incompassionateness1621 incompassion1627 pitilessness1682 ruthlessness1777 dispiteousness1861 uncompassionateness1862 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 202 Not guilty of Pitylesness: all I did was to chear-up, according to my name, for my name is not Pityless, but Chear-up. View more context for this quotation 1772–3 F. Barlow Compl. Eng. Dict. II. (at cited word) Pitilessness, want of compassion. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. vii. 539 Their pitilessness to the poor. 1864 Times 11 June 11/2 The Russians have accomplished what their apologists call ‘a strategic necessity’ with all the unrelenting pitilessness of military force. 1918 Washington Post 28 May 4/2 The growing spirit of pitilessness in this country. 1991 New Yorker 6 May 26/3 This adaptation of one of the punchier pulp novels by Jim Thompson retains Thompson's hardboiled pitilessness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682
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