What is the Latin word for heartless?

The usual Latin words for “heartless” are ignāvus, inhūmānus, dūrus; also abiciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“heartless” in Latin

ignāvuslazy, slothful, inactive, sluggish; unproductive, idle; cowardly inhūmānusinhuman; savage, barbarous; uncivil, unmannerly, churlish, discourteous dūrushard; rough; harsh; hardy; vigorous abiciōto throw or hurl down or away, cast or push away or aside; to give up, abandon; expose; discard; to humble, degrade, red

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

heartless

ignavus (cowardly): inhumanus: durus (without the tenderer feelings of humanity). To be heartless, omnem humanitatem exuisse or abjecisse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for heartless?: The usual Latin words for “heartless” are ignāvus, inhūmānus, dūrus; also abiciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.