unkind
English
/ʌnˈkaɪnd/
adj
Definitions
- Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
- (obsolete) Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.
- (obsolete) Having no race or kindred; childless.
Etymology
Prefix from English kind (inherent quality, nature).
Origin
English
kind
Gloss
inherent quality, nature
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breadkind English
- godkind English
- kind English
- kinder English
- kindful English
- kindhearted English
- kindhood English
- kindless English
- kindly English
- kindness English
- kindship English
- kindsome English
- many-kinded English
- overkind English
- subkind English
- underkind English
- unkindliness English
- unkindly English
- unkindness English
- kynde Middle English
- kain Tok Pisin