noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being unkind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unkindness
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/ʌnˈkaɪndnəs/
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noun
Meaning 2
An unkind act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
The collective noun for ravens
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, countable
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noun
Meaning 4
lack of sympathy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: kindness
Broader terms: insensitivity, insensitiveness
Narrower terms: unhelpfulness, inconsideration, inconsiderateness, thoughtlessness
History
Etymology
From Middle English unkyndenesse; equivalent to unkind + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Middle English: unkyndenesse — state or quality of being unkind
- Polish: nieżyczliwość — state or quality of being unkind
- Polish: nieuprzejmość — state or quality of being unkind
- Polish: nieprzychylność — state or quality of being unkind
- Middle English: unkyndenesse — unkind act
- Polish: niemiłe zachowanie — unkind act
- Middle English: unkyndenesse — collective noun for ravens
- Polish: stado kruków — collective noun for ravens