unkind
/ʌnˈkaɪnd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful.
Example Sentences
- "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:"
- "Nobody meant to be unkind, but nobody put themselves out of their way to secure her comfort."
- "Despite the bursitis, Dewey got in a good round of golf, though his cautious game inspired a reporter to make one of the week′s unkindest remarks: “He plays golf like he plays politics — straight down the middle, and short.”"
- "Before the day I met you, life was so unkind / But you're the key to my peace of mind"
- "We had to learn that to refuse such gifts, which represented serious sacrifice, was more unkind than to accept them."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈkaɪnd/
- British English: /ʌnˈkaɪnd/
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Phrases
unkindest cut