unkindness
noun
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkaɪndnəs/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English unkyndenesse; equivalent to unkind + -ness.
- The state or quality of being unkind.
- An unkind act.
- 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.”
“"There's an unkindness of ravens that roosts on top of the guild. Their numbers are growing by the day. Aren't they spectacular?”