nonkindness
nonkindness noun: synonym of unkindness.
Noun
nonkindness (uncountable)
- Synonym of unkindness.
- That this is true needs no words of science to verify, for those who have been through such experience and know the awful sinking of bodily energies which follows lasting grief, not so much the pain of bereavement as of daily harshness, crossing and unkindness—or nonkindness—the mere lack of...1893 July 27, “Loneliness a Cause of Cancer”, in Port Huron Daily Times, volume 21, number 6,578, Port Huron, Mich., page 4, column 4
- If the person smiled, certain traits such as humor, honesty, and kindness were mentioned in the Ss’ characterizations, but, if the person did not smile, then the traits that were mentioned were high in dishonesty, nonkindness, and impersonality.1974, Manas: A Journal of Scientific Psychology, volume 21, page 8
- Synonyms:
- unkindness
Synonyms of nonkindness
Origin of nonkindness
From Middle English nonkendenes (attested as the collective noun for ravens; cf. unkindness); equivalent to non- + kindness.
Questions about nonkindness
- What does nonkindness mean?
- Nonkindness means synonym of unkindness.
- What part of speech is nonkindness?
- Nonkindness is a noun.
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