kindless

[kahynd-lis]

adjective

1. lacking kindness; unkind; unsympathetic.

2. Obsolete.,  unnatural; inhuman.

kindless

/ ˈkaɪndlɪs /

adjective

1. heartless

2. against nature; unnatural

Other Word Forms

• kindlessly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of kindless¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; kind ¹, -less

Example Sentences

Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain.

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Deep ways and dripping boughs, The fog falling drearily; Cowherds calling on their cows, And I crying wearily, Wearily, wearily, out-a-door, Houseless, hearthless, coatless, kindless, Poorest of the wandering poor.

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Cross and thorn have not sufficed To punish me as you would; But out-a-door in wind and rain, Houseless, hearthless, coatless, kindless, You keep me wandering in pain.

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“Kindless Villain” creates a haunted landscape with an aural fragment from “Hamlet” and images of two wandering boys.

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Also included in the Séance show are two shorts, “Kindless Villain” and “Ghost Algebra,” from the puppeteer and filmmaker Janie Geiser.

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