stony-heartednessとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

stony-heartedness (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of stonyheartedness
   • 2013, Alec Ryrie, Being Protestant in Reformation Britain, ISBN 0199565724, page 26:

     Pain is better than numbness, and broken-heartedness better than stony-heartedness, as surely as it is better to be alive than dead.

語源

stonyhearted +‎ -ness

名詞

stonyheartedness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being stonyhearted; remorselessness, cruelty, or pitilessness.
   • 2000, Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want., ISBN 0712608788, page 117:

     He was on the verge of running away to escape Merlin's stonyheartedness when the wizard took him by the shoulder. “You think you understand me, but you don't.” he said. Then his voice grew softer. “I wasn't rejoicing at your misfortune."