unkindness
/ʌnˈkaɪndnəs/noun
unkindness is spelled U-N-K-I-N-D-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unkindness means “The state or quality of being unkind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unkindness is unkindnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in unkindness?
| Letters | 10: U-N-K-I-N-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unkindness?
Unkindness appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unkindness?
- /ʌnˈkaɪndnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unkindness.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unkindness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unkindness
- unkindnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unkindness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being unkind.
His unkindness earlier comes from his bad mood.
- 2
An unkind act.
You have done me an unkindness with your cruel deeds.
- 3
A flock of ravens or sometimes crows.
An unkindness of ravens spread across the sky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unkindness come from?
From Middle English unkyndenesse; equivalent to unkind + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).