"unkyndenesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /unˈkiːnd(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/, /unˈkyːnd(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/ (note: West Midland)
Etymology: From unkynde (“unnatural, undutiful, unkind”) + -nesse (“-ness”) on the model of kyndenesse. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|unkynde|-nesse|t1=unnatural, undutiful, unkind|t2=-ness}} unkynde (“unnatural, undutiful, unkind”) + -nesse (“-ness”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} unkyndenesse, {{enm-noun|-}} unkyndenesse (uncountable) Forms: onkyndnes [alternative], unkendnes [alternative], unkendenes [alternative], unkendenesse [alternative], unkindenes [alternative], unkindenesse [alternative], unkyndenes [alternative], unkyndnesse [alternative], unkyndnes [alternative], unkyndnese [alternative], unkyndness [alternative], unkundenesse [alternative]
  1. Disloyalty, undutifulness; an absence of appreciation, gratitude, or loyalty:
    Disloyalty to one's friends, relatives or romantic partner.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unkyndenesse-enm-noun-GtsIwCf1 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour, Love, Politics, Sexuality Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 25 11 11 20 25 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 13 20 23 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 20 14 14 22 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 13 13 22 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 14 21 21 8 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 17 17 20 21 21 4 Disambiguation of Love: 18 17 18 17 18 12 Disambiguation of Politics: 20 20 20 19 20 0 Disambiguation of Sexuality: 22 15 16 16 16 15
  2. Disloyalty, undutifulness; an absence of appreciation, gratitude, or loyalty:
    Disobedience to one's ruler or parents.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unkyndenesse-enm-noun-lBZEf9q~ Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour, Love, Politics Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 25 11 11 20 25 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 13 20 23 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 20 14 14 22 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 13 13 22 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 14 21 21 8 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 17 17 20 21 21 4 Disambiguation of Love: 18 17 18 17 18 12 Disambiguation of Politics: 20 20 20 19 20 0
  3. Disloyalty, undutifulness; an absence of appreciation, gratitude, or loyalty:
    Impiety, wickedness; religious disobedience or misbehaviour.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unkyndenesse-enm-noun-nDGafbcB Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour, Love, Politics, Religion Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 25 11 11 20 25 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 13 20 23 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 20 14 14 22 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 13 13 22 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 14 21 21 8 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 17 17 20 21 21 4 Disambiguation of Love: 18 17 18 17 18 12 Disambiguation of Politics: 20 20 20 19 20 0 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 40 60 0 0 0
  4. Coldheartedness, ill will; an absence of empathy or sympathy:
    Unkindness, rudeness; the state of being unkind or impolite or an instance of it.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unkyndenesse-enm-noun-zoZZrxFh Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour, Love, Politics Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 25 11 11 20 25 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 13 20 23 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 20 14 14 22 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 13 13 22 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 14 21 21 8 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 17 17 20 21 21 4 Disambiguation of Love: 18 17 18 17 18 12 Disambiguation of Politics: 20 20 20 19 20 0
  5. Coldheartedness, ill will; an absence of empathy or sympathy:
    (rare) Inconsiderateness, uncharitableness; an absence of consideration.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unkyndenesse-enm-noun-VZcbYgUb Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Human behaviour, Love, Politics Disambiguation of Late Middle English: 25 11 11 20 25 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 13 13 20 23 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse: 20 14 14 22 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 13 13 22 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 14 14 21 21 8 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 17 17 20 21 21 4 Disambiguation of Love: 18 17 18 17 18 12 Disambiguation of Politics: 20 20 20 19 20 0
  6. An unkindness; a group of ravens. Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable Synonyms: nonkendenes
    Sense id: en-unkyndenesse-enm-noun-w8zUURQk Categories (other): Love Disambiguation of Love: 18 17 18 17 18 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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    "Late Middle English",
    "Middle English collective nouns",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -nesse",
    "Middle English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Family",
    "enm:Human behaviour",
    "enm:Love",
    "enm:Politics",
    "enm:Religion",
    "enm:Sexuality"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "unkindness"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "unkindness"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "unkyndnes"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "unkindness"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Scots",
      "lang_code": "gmw-msc",
      "word": "unkindnes"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "unkynde",
        "3": "-nesse",
        "t1": "unnatural, undutiful, unkind",
        "t2": "-ness"
      },
      "expansion": "unkynde (“unnatural, undutiful, unkind”) + -nesse (“-ness”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From unkynde (“unnatural, undutiful, unkind”) + -nesse (“-ness”) on the model of kyndenesse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "onkyndnes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkendnes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkendenes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkendenesse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkindenes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkindenesse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkyndenes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkyndnesse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkyndnes",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkyndnese",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkyndness",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unkundenesse",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "unkyndenesse",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "unkyndenesse (uncountable)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Disloyalty, undutifulness; an absence of appreciation, gratitude, or loyalty:",
        "Disloyalty to one's friends, relatives or romantic partner."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Disloyalty",
          "disloyalty"
        ],
        [
          "undutifulness",
          "undutifulness"
        ],
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ],
        [
          "appreciation",
          "appreciation"
        ],
        [
          "gratitude",
          "gratitude"
        ],
        [
          "loyalty",
          "loyalty"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ],
        [
          "relative",
          "relative"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Disloyalty, undutifulness; an absence of appreciation, gratitude, or loyalty:",
        "Disobedience to one's ruler or parents."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Disloyalty",
          "disloyalty"
        ],
        [
          "undutifulness",
          "undutifulness"
        ],
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ],
        [
          "appreciation",
          "appreciation"
        ],
        [
          "gratitude",
          "gratitude"
        ],
        [
          "loyalty",
          "loyalty"
        ],
        [
          "Disobedience",
          "disobedience"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Disloyalty, undutifulness; an absence of appreciation, gratitude, or loyalty:",
        "Impiety, wickedness; religious disobedience or misbehaviour."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Disloyalty",
          "disloyalty"
        ],
        [
          "undutifulness",
          "undutifulness"
        ],
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ],
        [
          "appreciation",
          "appreciation"
        ],
        [
          "gratitude",
          "gratitude"
        ],
        [
          "loyalty",
          "loyalty"
        ],
        [
          "Impiety",
          "impiety"
        ],
        [
          "wickedness",
          "wickedness"
        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "disobedience",
          "disobedience"
        ],
        [
          "misbehaviour",
          "misbehaviour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Coldheartedness, ill will; an absence of empathy or sympathy:",
        "Unkindness, rudeness; the state of being unkind or impolite or an instance of it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Coldheartedness",
          "coldheartedness"
        ],
        [
          "ill will",
          "ill will"
        ],
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ],
        [
          "empathy",
          "empathy"
        ],
        [
          "sympathy",
          "sympathy"
        ],
        [
          "Unkindness",
          "unkindness"
        ],
        [
          "rudeness",
          "rudeness"
        ],
        [
          "unkind",
          "unkind"
        ],
        [
          "impolite",
          "impolite"
        ],
        [
          "instance",
          "instance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Coldheartedness, ill will; an absence of empathy or sympathy:",
        "Inconsiderateness, uncharitableness; an absence of consideration."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Coldheartedness",
          "coldheartedness"
        ],
        [
          "ill will",
          "ill will"
        ],
        [
          "absence",
          "absence"
        ],
        [
          "empathy",
          "empathy"
        ],
        [
          "sympathy",
          "sympathy"
        ],
        [
          "Inconsiderateness",
          "inconsiderateness"
        ],
        [
          "uncharitableness",
          "uncharitableness"
        ],
        [
          "consideration",
          "consideration"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Coldheartedness, ill will; an absence of empathy or sympathy:",
        "(rare) Inconsiderateness, uncharitableness; an absence of consideration."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An unkindness; a group of ravens."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unkindness",
          "unkindness"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "raven",
          "raven"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nonkendenes"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/unˈkiːnd(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/unˈkyːnd(ə)ˌnɛs(ə)/",
      "note": "West Midland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unkyndenesse"
}

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