Etymology

unkindliness

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Today it means: Unkindness. Full definition →

Middle English wnkyndlynes
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwnkyndlynes“unnatural hostility or wickedness”
  2. English todayunkindliness

From Middle English wnkyndlynes (“unnatural hostility or wickedness”); equivalent to unkindly + -ness.

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