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Heartless vs Calculating - What's the difference?

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Heartless is a related term of calculating.


As adjectives the difference between heartless and calculating

is that heartless is without a heart; specifically, without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring while calculating is (especially of a robot) which has the ability to calculate.

As a verb calculating is

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heartless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Without a heart; specifically, without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring.
    • His heartless actions and cold manner left her saddened and feeling alone.
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 29 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992) citation , page= , passage=Mr. Burns is similarly perfectly cast as a heartless capitalist willing to do anything for a quick buck, even if it means endangering the lives of those around him and Marge elegantly rounds out the main cast as a good, pure-hearted and overly indulgent woman who sees the big, good heart (literally and metaphorically) of a monstrous man-brute. }}

    Derived terms

    * heartlessly * heartlessness

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    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.
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    • , 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)