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mercilessness vs ruthlessness

ruthlessness vs mercilessness

mercilessness and ruthlessness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mercilessness Yes No No No
ruthlessness Yes No No No
As nouns, ruthlessness is a hyponym of mercilessness; that is, ruthlessness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mercilessness:
  • mercilessness: inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving
  • ruthlessness: mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
Other hyponyms of mercilessness include pitilessness, inexorability, inexorableness, relentlessness.
As nouns, mercilessness and ruthlessness are synonyms defined as:
  • mercilessness and ruthlessness: feelings of extreme heartlessness
Other synonyms of mercilessness include cruelty, pitilessness.
mercilessness (noun) ruthlessness (noun)
inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
feelings of extreme heartlessness feelings of extreme heartlessness
Difference between mercilessness and ruthlessness

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