unkind

CEFRB1

/ʌnˈkaɪnd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not kind, caring, or considerate.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having no race or kindred; childless.

Examples

  • Some people were kind and others were unkind.

  • He thinks me unkind, too.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not kind; contrary to nature or type; unnatural.

  2. Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.

More examples

In context

  • I think him unkind.

  • Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! This was the most unkindest cut of all; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms, Quite vanquish’d him: then burst his mighty heart;

  • Yet was it ne’er my Fate, from thee to find A Deed ungentle, or a Word unkind: When others curst the Auth’ress of their Woe, Thy Pity check’d my Sorrows in their Flow:

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Origin

adjective

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