unkindness C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ʌnˈkaɪndnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #68048 Meanings 1 noun The collective noun for ravens All Olwynne could remember, though, was her father falling away from her into some deep pit, his black wings bent over his face, and then hundreds of ravens, an unkindness of ravens, plummeting from the sky to peck out her eyes. 2 noun lack of sympathy 3 noun The state or quality of being unkind. 4 noun An unkind act. Thesaurus Synonyms nonkindness Etymology From Middle English unkyndenesse; equivalent to unkind + -ness. Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # unkindness **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkaɪndnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 68048 ## Meanings 1. The collective noun for ravens 2. lack of sympathy 3. The state or quality of being unkind. 4. An unkind act. ## Examples - All Olwynne could remember, though, was her father falling away from her into some deep pit, his black wings bent over his face, and then hundreds of ravens, an unkindness of ravens, plummeting from the sky to peck out her eyes. ## Synonyms - nonkindness ## Etymology From Middle English unkyndenesse; equivalent to unkind + -ness. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown