merciless

English

Etymology

mercy +‎ -less

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɜːsɪləs/, X-SAMPA: /"m3:sIlEs/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmɝsɪlɛs/, X-SAMPA: /"m3`sIlEs/

Adjective

merciless (comparative more merciless, superlative most merciless)

1. showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless

Synonyms

• unmerciful

Derived terms

• mercilessness

Translations

showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 殘忍 (cmn), 残忍 (cmn) (cánrěn), 無情 (cmn), 无情 (cmn) (wúqíng)

• Czech: nemilosrdný (cs) m
• Dutch: genadeloos (nl)
• Finnish: armoton (fi), säälimätön (fi)
• French: impitoyable (fr)
• German: gnadenlos (de)
• Italian: spietato (it), crudele (it)

• Polish: bezlitosny m, niemiłosierny m
• Portuguese: impiedoso (pt), imisericordioso (pt) m
• Russian: беспощадный (ru) (bespoščádnyj), безжалостный (ru) (bezžálostnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: mì-chneasta (gd)
• Spanish: despiadado (es)
• Swedish: skoningslös, obarmhärtig
• Turkish: acımasız (tr)

Anagrams

• crimeless