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Ruthless vs Cruelty - What's the difference?

ruthless | cruelty |

As an adjective ruthless

is without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

As a noun cruelty is

an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.

ruthless

English

Adjective

(wikipedia ruthless) (en adjective)
  • Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
  • * 1725 , , Volume I, Bernard Lintot, page 10:
    • At length their rage the ho?tile Pow’rs re?train, / All but the ruthle?s Monarch of the Main.

    Anagrams

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    cruelty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * cruellty (obsolete) * cruelltie (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.
  • (countable) a cruel act

    • Anagrams

    * cutlery