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I don't think I'm an unkind person, I don't think my books are unkind, and I don't think my readers are unkind.
Julian Fellowes

Meaning of "unkind" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNKIND

unkind  [ʌnˈkaɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNKIND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unkind is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNKIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unkind

Unkind is the first EP by Acumen Nation, released in support of their third album, More Human Heart.

Definition of unkind in the English dictionary

The first definition of unkind in the dictionary is lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel. Other definition of unkind is (archaic (or dialect) (of weather) unpleasant. Unkind is also unpleasant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNKIND


behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
bind
baɪnd
blind
blaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
confined
kənˈfaɪnd
find
faɪnd
gavelkind
ˈɡævəlˌkaɪnd
grind
ɡraɪnd
hind
haɪnd
humankind
ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
lined
ˈlaɪnd
mankind
ˌmænˈkaɪnd
mind
maɪnd
one-of-a-kind
ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd
overkind
ˌəʊvəˈkaɪnd
refined
rɪˈfaɪnd
remind
rɪˈmaɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
womankind
ˈwʊmənˌkaɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNKIND

unkeeled
unkempt
unkemptly
unkemptness
unkenned
unkennel
unkennelled
unkennelling
unkent
unkept
unkindled
unkindliness
unkindly
unkindness
unking
unkinglike
unkingly
unkink
unkiss
unkissed

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNKIND

an axe to grind
benefit in kind
call to mind
Dedekind
have in the wind
in kind
in the wind
Jongkind
Libeskind
Lind
mastermind
peace of mind
perpetual motion of the first kind
perpetual motion of the second kind
rewind
Sind
unwind
Wedekind
wind
wunderkind

Synonyms and antonyms of unkind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNKIND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unkind» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unkind

Translation of «unkind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNKIND

Find out the translation of unkind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unkind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unkind» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不仁慈的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco amable
570 millions of speakers

English

unkind
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निर्दयी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недобрым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cruel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষমাহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désagréable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak baik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unfreundlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不親切な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가혹한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora sopan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàn nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அன்பில்லாதவராகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्दय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scortese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedobry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недобрим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aspru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγενείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvriendelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ovänlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uvennlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unkind

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNKIND»

The term «unkind» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNKIND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unkind» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unkind» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unkind

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNKIND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unkind.
1
Felix Adler
Few are there that will leave the secure seclusion of the scholar's life, the peaceful walks of literature and learning, to stand out a target for the criticism of unkind and hostile minds.
2
Anne Beatts
If you want to write for T.V. and movies, you will be subjected to kind and unkind criticism. You had better get used to it and develop a shell.
3
Valerie Bertinelli
Divorce isn't the child's fault. Don't say anything unkind about your ex to the child, because you're really just hurting the child.
4
Eileen Brennan
People who are mean or unkind or rigid - think about it - cannot laugh at themselves.
5
Eileen Brennan
People who are mean or unkind or rigid - think about it - cannot laugh at themselves. If we can't laugh at ourselves and the human condition, we're going to be mean.
6
Johnny Cash
My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my father never hit me. Never. I don't ever remember a really cross, unkind word from my father.
7
Paula Deen
There was one thing my daddy wouldn't tolerate in any shape, form or fashion, and that was being unkind or rude to somebody. That was just very important to my folks. And as it turns out, that was a legacy that he left me that money can't buy, is how to be able to treat people.
8
Julian Fellowes
I don't think I'm an unkind person, I don't think my books are unkind, and I don't think my readers are unkind.
9
Mark Gatiss
My dad was quite a forbidding figure. I realise now that that was mainly because he worked so hard. He wasn't unkind, but he was a presence.
10
Khalil Gibran
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNKIND»

Discover the use of unkind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unkind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bomb Canada: And Other Unkind Remarks in the American Media
Informative, thought-provoking, and at times hilarious, this book examines how the American media have portrayed Canada, from Confederation to the Obama inauguration.
Chantal Allan, 2009
2
Unkind words: ethnic labeling from Redskin to WASP
Examines the history of ethnic slurs in American popular speech
Irving L. Allen, 1990
3
Not Untrue and Not Unkind
It is an astonishingly powerful and accomplished debut that immediately establishes Ed O'Loughlin as a mature master of the novel form.
Ed O'Loughlin, 2009
4
On Being a Sh*t: Unkind Deeds and Cover-Ups in Everyday ...
Read this book and you will be ready to dethrone the next person who dumps on you. For those who aspire to be sh*ts, this book is a step-by-step guide. For those who want to be accountable, this book shows how.
Jane Gilgun, 2008
5
Mankind Man Unkind
There I saw the best and the worst in men, mankind and man unkind to witness the tears of a man who had to kill rather than be killed. I saw a man who saved a biddy's life at the expense of his own. I saw the men and women responsible for ...
Albert J. Myers, 2011
6
Not Untrue and Not Unkind
Martina Newberry. Martina Reisz Newberry not untrue and not unkind poems .not Untrue and not Unkind Published by Arabesques Editions Copyright .
Martina Newberry, 2006
7
The Unkind Word, and Other Stories
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, 2010
8
The Unkind Companion: Learning to Live with Loss
In her debut book, The Unkind Companion, Marlo Peddycord Francis pulls from her own harrowing experiences with loss and offers the bereaved a glimpse into the first stages of healing with candid honesty and heartfelt compassion.
Marlo Peddycord Francis, 2007
9
Too Wise to be Mistaken, Too Good to be Unkind
The serious challenges and even griefs which often accompany the presence of an autistic child in a family are well-documented both in medical annals and are all the more imbedded in the memories of those whose homes have suffered this ...
Cathy Steere, 1999
10
Sir Philip Sidney: A Study of His Life and Works
In sonnet 44 he wonders why she fails to pity him even though she hears his grief : 'what cause is there so overthwart, / That nobleness itself makes thus unkind?'. He allows that she may be unkind not because she is of 'tiger's kind' but ...
A. C. Hamilton, 1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNKIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unkind is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unkind speculation about being childless
Madam Norasidah Jamali (left) lives a life full of children, even though she has none. She and her husband have been trying for a child for five years without ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
Tickets on secondary markets like StubHub unkind to Bills fans
Tickets on secondary markets like StubHub unkind to Bills fans. Bills tickets are likely to be expensive and hard to find this season after the team set a record for ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
3
Jeb Bush Unveiled His 2016 Logo, and the Internet Shouted Unkind
There's nothing more infectious than good old-fashioned enthusiasm from a presidential candidate. And what better way to project that political fervor than by ... «Adweek, Jun 15»
4
Boy Scouts ban water guns as 'unkind'! 'Building nanny boys one at …
With the hot summer months knocking, social media scorn is pouring down on a decision by the Boy Scouts of America to ban water gun fights at organized ... «BizPac Review, May 15»
5
App that guesses age mostly unkind to Texans
There is an app called How-Old.net that allows you to take a photo and then it guesses how old you are based on the picture. The app seems notorious for ... «hou.247sports.com, May 15»
6
If mother nature is unkind to these unfortunate people, the state is no …
There are no proper hospitals or dispensaries to provide treatment for people, many of them suffering from diseases like Hepatitis C and B, malaria, etc. Men and ... «DAWN.com, May 15»
7
'Unkind Women'Jang Me Hee, "Lee Soon Jae Ruined My Life"
On the 18th episode of KBS 2TV Wednesday/Thursday drama "Unkind Women" broadcast on Apr. 23 Jang Mo Ran (played by Jang Me Hee) was resentful of ... «KDramaStars, Apr 15»
8
Is the FDA unKIND?
Chances are, if you have ever ventured just about anywhere outside of your own house, that you are familiar with the increasingly ubiquitous KIND bars. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
9
'Unkind Women' Lee Soon Jae Regains Memory
On the episode of KBS 2TV Wednesday/Thursday drama "Unkind Women" broadcast on Apr. 16th, Kim Chul Hee (played by Lee Soon Jae) felt apologetic ... «KDramaStars, Apr 15»
10
'Unkind Women' Suh Yi Sook Angered At Chae Shi Ra
In "Unkind Women" Na Hyun Ae (played by Suh Yi Sook) said to Kim Hyun Sook (played by Chae Shi Ra), "Don't act like you're only a middle school graduate. «KDramaStars, Apr 15»

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