Etymology

unkind

un·kind
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Today it means: Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. Full definition →

First used mid-14th c.Middle English unkynde
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunkynde
  2. English todayunkind

Inherited from Middle English unkynde; equivalent to un- + kind.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid-14th c. Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
  • from 13th c. Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.