unkyndenesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === onkyndnes, unkendnes, unkendenes, unkendenesse, unkindenes, unkindenesse, unkyndenes, unkyndnesse unkyndnes, unkyndnese, unkyndness (very late) unkundenesse (Warwickshire) === Etymology === From unkynde (“unnatural, undutiful, unkind”) +‎ -nesse (“-ness”) on the model of kyndenesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /unˈkiːnd(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/ IPA(key): /unˈkyːnd(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/ (West Midland) === Noun === unkyndenesse (uncountable) (chiefly Late Middle English) Disloyalty, undutifulness; an absence of appreciation, gratitude, or loyalty: Disloyalty to one's friends, relatives or romantic partner. Disobedience to one's ruler or parents. Impiety, wickedness; religious disobedience or misbehaviour. Coldheartedness, ill will; an absence of empathy or sympathy: Unkindness, rudeness; the state of being unkind or impolite or an instance of it. (rare) Inconsiderateness, uncharitableness; an absence of consideration. An unkindness; a group of ravens. Synonym: nonkendenes ==== Descendants ==== English: unkindness Middle Scots: unkyndnes, unkindnes Scots: unkindness ==== References ==== “unkīndenes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “unkindness, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.