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Definitions for unkindness
un·kind·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
unkindnessnoun
lack of sympathy
Wiktionary
unkindnessnoun
The state of being unkind
unkindnessnoun
An unkind act
unkindnessnoun
The collective noun for ravens
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unkindnessnoun
Malignity; ill-will; want of affection.
Etymology: from unkind.
Take no unkindness of his hasty words. William Shakespeare.
His unjust unkindness, that in all reason should have quench’d her love, hath, like an impediment in the current, made it more violent and unruly. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.
After their return, the duke executed the same authority in conferring all favours, and in revenging himself upon those who had manifested any unkindness towards him. Edward Hyde.
Eve —— As one who loves, and some unkindness meets,
With sweet, austere composure, thus reply’d. John Milton.Christ, who was the only person to have resented this unkindness, finds an extenuation of it. Robert South, Sermons.
She sigh’d, she wept, she low’d; ’twas all she cou’d;
And with unkindness seem’d to tax the God. Dryden.
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unkindness
Unkindness refers to the state or quality of being unsympathetic, harsh, cruel, or indifferent towards someone or something. It involves actions or words that cause harm, distress, or discomfort, displaying a lack of benevolence, compassion, or consideration.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unkindness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unkindness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of unkindness in a Sentence
When others attack me I don't respond in kind, my response is typically not only not to respond but a lot of times to heap praises on the other folks. Now scripture gives us some guidance to that and they say when you pay unkindness with kindness that it's like heaping coals on their heads.
Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.
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