What is "hardheartedness"

Usage examples of "hardheartedness".

Then she wept at her own hardheartedness for she missed her mother, terribly.

Urbino attributed it to the natural hardheartedness of women, which allows the earth to continue revolving around the sun, because at that time he did not know that she always erected a barrier of wrath to hide her fear.

She broke in rather abruptly upon a complaint against the hardheartedness of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.

The days continued so mild and fair that they passed seals basking on their backs in the open sea, soaking up the unseasonable winter sun, and so peaceful and contented did they look that no one had the hardheartedness to disturb their slumbers with harpoon or spear.

The next day, the owner saw the folly and hardheartedness of his ways.

Her hardheartedness to me is unpleasant, but from the other side this deserves praise!

I be accused of hardheartedness or worse, of racism, let me make one point very clear.

Bridget did not yet understand him, and still harbouring suspicions of his hardheartedness, she felt half afraid that the suppressed scolding of last night might be forthcoming now.

It contained a sad, but too common story of the hardheartedness of the wealthy, and the misery endured by the children of the high-born.

The day had been good: a blind man, the reduced sentence I had hoped for, a cordial handclasp from my client, a few liberalities, and in the afternoon, a brilliant improvisation in the company of several friends on the hardheartedness of our governing class and the hypocrisy of our leaders.

He realized at once that this was not true, and groaned at his hardheartedness while he paced the deck and breathed free air.