mercilessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈməːsɪlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmərsələsnəs/

Forms: 1500s–1600s mercilesnes, 1500s–1600s mercilesnesse, 1600s– mercilessness.

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

Etymology: < merciless adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being merciless.

ΘΚΠ

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

unmercyc1425

unmercifulheadc1450

unmercifulness1534

merciless1584

mercilessness1591

inclemency1598

1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames f. 103 With crueltie to seeke the vttermost of them; is mercilesnes and crueltie.

1607 S. Hieron Discovery of Hypocrisie 144 Mercilesnes, crueltie..these and the like..be our sinnes to this day.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. vi. 97 She turned her eyes on him with calm mercilessness.

a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) ix. 351 The business hardened his heart to any distress his mercilessness might entail.

1989 K. Miller Authors (BNC) 59 He does not allow his mercilessness to go undetected on this occasion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercilessness
释义	mercilessnessn. Brit. /ˈməːsɪlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmərsələsnəs/ Forms: 1500s–1600s mercilesnes, 1500s–1600s mercilesnesse, 1600s– mercilessness. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merciless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < merciless adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being merciless. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [noun] > mercilessness unmercyc1425 unmercifulheadc1450 unmercifulness1534 merciless1584 mercilessness1591 inclemency1598 1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames f. 103 With crueltie to seeke the vttermost of them; is mercilesnes and crueltie. 1607 S. Hieron Discovery of Hypocrisie 144 Mercilesnes, crueltie..these and the like..be our sinnes to this day. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. vi. 97 She turned her eyes on him with calm mercilessness. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) ix. 351 The business hardened his heart to any distress his mercilessness might entail. 1989 K. Miller Authors (BNC) 59 He does not allow his mercilessness to go undetected on this occasion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1591
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