kindless
- adjective
- /ˈkaɪndləs/
- Archaic
:
sin parientes
- After the war he returned a kindless man, with no surviving relatives to welcome him home.
Examples
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The kindless woman lived alone at the edge of the village, her family long gone.
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In the old tale, the kindless knight wandered the land seeking a place to belong.
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The old man felt kindless after losing his only son.
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In a kindless world, he sought solace in books.
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After the war he returned a kindless man, with no surviving relatives to welcome him home.
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The kindless woman lived alone at the edge of the village, her family long gone.
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In the old tale, the kindless knight wandered the land seeking a place to belong.
Synonyms
Without any living family members
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
kindless = kind (opaque) = kind + less
Although formed from 'kind' + '-less', the sense 'without relatives' relies on an archaic meaning of 'kind' (kin) that will not be obvious to most learners.
Etymology
Kindless originally meant 'without family'. The kind part used to mean 'family' or is like kin, and the -less part means 'without', so kindless describes someone with no relatives.