kindlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌɪndlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkaɪn(d)lᵻs/

Forms: see kind n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kind n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < kind n. + -less suffix. In sense 3 partly after kind adj.

†1. Lacking the natural power or ability to do something. Obsolete. rare.In quot. with reference to the ability to conceive.

ΚΠ

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2310 Elysabæþ..Þatt ta wass swiþe winntredd wif. & kindelæs to tæmenn.

†2. Devoid of natural or expected feeling or affection; unnatural. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective]

unpassionatea1586

dispassionate1595

kindlessa1596

stupid1595

passionless1603

unpassioned?1605

unpassionated1611

impassionate1621

dispassioneda1631

dispassionated1647

feelinglessa1658

superior1667

unimpassioned1744

throbless1748

apathistical1797

emotionless1800

unemotioned1817

neutrologistic1824

frog-hearted1829

unimpassionate1845

disimpassioned1860

impressionless1864

unemotional1876

sentimentless1880

a1596 G. Peele Loue King Dauid & Fair Bethsabe (1599) sig. Cj^v Ammons lusty armes, Sinnewd with vigor of his kindlesse loue.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 583 Remorslesse, trecherous, lecherous, kindlesse [1623 kindles] villaine.

1761 H. Brooke Earl of Essex iii. 28 The thankless, kindless, faithless, barbarous Essex!

1771 H. Kelly Clementina iii. 30 Kneel not to me, ungrateful, kindless girl!

3. Devoid of kindness or compassion; heartless.It is not certain that this is the intended meaning in quot. 1659.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkindc1325

dure1412

roughc1415

foula1500

harsh1579

untender1608

unsoftened1645

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

uncannya1774

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

bad-blooded1842

half-hearted1864

brash1868

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective]

unmildeOE

unmeekc1175

unkind1340

ungentle1509

untender1608

kindless1659

unkind-hearted1760

unkindly1787

unbeneficent1822

half-hearted1864

1659 S. Rutherford Infl. Life of Grace iv. iii. 406 God, an infinite, fair, transcendent God, and the silly poor nothing and kindless nature.

1799 J. Falla tr. F. de S. de la Mothe-Fénelon Adventures Aristonous i. 19 Display'd those marks my kindless Sire had made.

1847 Graham's Mag. Mar. T heir true nature, whether it were kind or kindless.

1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston xxxvii It was a sad, gloomy, kindless November night.

1912 Salt Lake Tribune 12 Dec. 1/7 Rear a child in a kindless world and produce an unkind adult.

1997 P. Kumar Portraits of Passion 63 In succession of sorrows and pains of decay; He cried for a halt of the kindless wheel.

Derivatives

ˈkindlessly adv. now rare without kindness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adverb]

unkindly?1387

untenderly?a1400

unmeeklya1425

durely1477

roidlyc1480

kindlessly1826

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adverb]

unkindlya1393

untenderly?a1400

unmeeklya1425

ungentlyc1450

unkindfully?1534

kindlessly1826

1826 A. M. Porter Honor O'Hara III. 379 She felt as if she were kindlessly abandoning friends and neighbours in their utmost need.

1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. xi, 32 I was..by my parents kindlessly designed To marry one whom fate my equal made.

1979 J. Barth Letters vi. 668 Suspicion falls heavily and kindlessly upon Ambrose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kindless
释义	kindlessadj. Brit. /ˈkʌɪndlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkaɪn(d)lᵻs/ Forms: see kind n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: kind n., -less suffix. Etymology: < kind n. + -less suffix. In sense 3 partly after kind adj. †1. Lacking the natural power or ability to do something. Obsolete. rare.In quot. with reference to the ability to conceive. ΚΠ c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2310 Elysabæþ..Þatt ta wass swiþe winntredd wif. & kindelæs to tæmenn. †2. Devoid of natural or expected feeling or affection; unnatural. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] unpassionatea1586 dispassionate1595 kindlessa1596 stupid1595 passionless1603 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 impassionate1621 dispassioneda1631 dispassionated1647 feelinglessa1658 superior1667 unimpassioned1744 throbless1748 apathistical1797 emotionless1800 unemotioned1817 neutrologistic1824 frog-hearted1829 unimpassionate1845 disimpassioned1860 impressionless1864 unemotional1876 sentimentless1880 a1596 G. Peele Loue King Dauid & Fair Bethsabe (1599) sig. Cj^v Ammons lusty armes, Sinnewd with vigor of his kindlesse loue. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 583 Remorslesse, trecherous, lecherous, kindlesse [1623 kindles] villaine. View more context for this quotation 1761 H. Brooke Earl of Essex iii. 28 The thankless, kindless, faithless, barbarous Essex! 1771 H. Kelly Clementina iii. 30 Kneel not to me, ungrateful, kindless girl! 3. Devoid of kindness or compassion; heartless.It is not certain that this is the intended meaning in quot. 1659. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkindc1325 dure1412 roughc1415 foula1500 harsh1579 untender1608 unsoftened1645 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 uncannya1774 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 bad-blooded1842 half-hearted1864 brash1868 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adjective] unmildeOE unmeekc1175 unkind1340 ungentle1509 untender1608 kindless1659 unkind-hearted1760 unkindly1787 unbeneficent1822 half-hearted1864 1659 S. Rutherford Infl. Life of Grace iv. iii. 406 God, an infinite, fair, transcendent God, and the silly poor nothing and kindless nature. 1799 J. Falla tr. F. de S. de la Mothe-Fénelon Adventures Aristonous i. 19 Display'd those marks my kindless Sire had made. 1847 Graham's Mag. Mar. T heir true nature, whether it were kind or kindless. 1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston xxxvii It was a sad, gloomy, kindless November night. 1912 Salt Lake Tribune 12 Dec. 1/7 Rear a child in a kindless world and produce an unkind adult. 1997 P. Kumar Portraits of Passion 63 In succession of sorrows and pains of decay; He cried for a halt of the kindless wheel. Derivatives ˈkindlessly adv. now rare without kindness. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > harshness > [adverb] unkindly?1387 untenderly?a1400 unmeeklya1425 durely1477 roidlyc1480 kindlessly1826 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > [adverb] unkindlya1393 untenderly?a1400 unmeeklya1425 ungentlyc1450 unkindfully?1534 kindlessly1826 1826 A. M. Porter Honor O'Hara III. 379 She felt as if she were kindlessly abandoning friends and neighbours in their utmost need. 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. xi, 32 I was..by my parents kindlessly designed To marry one whom fate my equal made. 1979 J. Barth Letters vi. 668 Suspicion falls heavily and kindlessly upon Ambrose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1175
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