ruthlessness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną

Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan

Old English hrēowan

Middle English rewen

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der.

Proto-Germanic *-iþō

Proto-West Germanic *-iþu

Old English -þ

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Germanic *-þiz

Proto-West Germanic *-þi

Old English -þ

Middle English -the

Old Norse hrygðcalq.

Middle English reuthe

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Old English -lēas

Middle English -les

Middle English reutheles

English ruthless

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English ruthlessness

From ruthless + -ness.

Noun

ruthlessness (usually uncountable, plural ruthlessnesses)

1. The property of being ruthless.
   • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 January 2012:

     Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.

Synonyms

• mercilessness

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: क्रूरता f (krūrtā)
• Polish: bezpardonowość (pl) f, bezwzględność (pl) f
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: دینسزلك (dinsizlik)

Anagrams

• hurtlessness