kindless

[ kahynd-lis ]

/ ˈkaɪnd lɪs /

adjective

lacking kindness; unkind; unsympathetic.

Obsolete. unnatural; inhuman.

Words nearby kindless

kindergarten, kindergartner, kindhearted, kindjal, kindle, kindless, kindliness, kindling, kindly, kindness, kindred

Origin of kindless

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at kind¹, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM kindless

kind·less·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for kindless

It was a sad, gloomy, kindless November night, when Godfrey arrived in London.
Mary Marston|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for kindless

kindless

/ (ˈkaɪndlɪs) /

adjective archaic

heartless

against nature; unnatural

Derived forms of kindless

kindlessly, adverb

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