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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unkind \Un*kind"\, adjective
1. Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural. [Obs.] ''Such unkind abominations.'' --Chaucer.
2. Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful.
He is unkind that recompenseth not; but he is most unkind that forgetteth. --Sir T. Elyot. -- {Un*kind"ly}, adverb -- {Un*kind"ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unkindness
noun: lack of sympathy [ant: {kindness}]
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