Etymology

unkindness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being unkind. Full definition →

Middle English unkyndenesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunkyndenesse
  2. English todayunkindness

From Middle English unkyndenesse; equivalent to unkind + -ness.

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