What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Hardhearted vs Calculating - What's the difference?

hardhearted | calculating | Related terms |

Hardhearted is a related term of calculating.


As adjectives the difference between hardhearted and calculating

is that hardhearted is lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless while calculating is (especially of a robot) which has the ability to calculate.

As a verb calculating is

.

hardhearted

English

Alternative forms

* hard-hearted

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.

    • Antonyms

    * softhearted

    References

    * * * * " hardhearted" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002)

    calculating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (especially of a robot) Which has the ability to calculate.
  • (especially of a person) Which serves one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating ? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."}}

    Verb

    (head)