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heart of stone
heart of stone
A cold, mean nature. The politician remained indifferent to the city's poverty crisis, causing many of his detractors to accuse him of having a heart of stone.
heart of stone
A very cold and unfeeling nature, as in You'll get no sympathy from her; she has a heart of stone. This idea dates from ancient times and in English appeared in the Bible (Job 41:24). [Early 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Reiner | | RIE-ner (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
| Sraosha | | - | Persian Mythology |
| MaraĴA | | mah-RAH-zhah | Esperanto |
| Petter | | - | Swedish, Norwegian |
| Melanthios | | - | Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek |
| Mitre | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |