uncharitableness
- noun
- /ʌnˈtʃɛrɪtəblnəs/
- Covetousness, uncharitableness, idleness, and many other things are sins, by the consent of men, which yet no man ever said were to be punished by the magistrate.
If you become a jerk when you fast, don't fast instead, like work on your terrible temper or your uncharitableness.
- If you become a jerk when you fast, don't fast instead, like work on your terrible temper or your uncharitableness.
Examples
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The community was frustrated by her uncharitableness, especially when she complained about helping those in need.
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While uncharitableness toward Mooney was widespread and sometimes over the top, he regularly did things to contribute to it, though sometimes unintentionally.
Blog text (23) -
He decided it would be not only best for everyone but also highly satisfying not to acknowledge in any way his father's attempt at renewing contact, an attempt whose motives, with an uncharitableness born of long experience, Harris suspected at once.
Fiction book (1997) -
Hence, fanatical expressions, uncharitableness, misrepresentation of doctrines and facts used in meetings, as has been the case in the last meeting of the Bible Society in Auckland, show evidently that the Holy Ghost, the spirit of truth and charity, was far from directing that assembly.
Academic text (2018) -
Her uncharitableness toward those less fortunate was evident when she refused to donate even a small amount to charity.
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Many critics pointed out that his uncharitableness made him unpopular among his peers, as he often mocked their ideas.
Synonyms
Being unkind on purpose to other people
Lack of care for other people
A harsh, unkind way of speaking or acting
A cold, uncaring way of treating other people
Rude, unfriendly behavior that makes other people feel unwelcome
A cold, not kind way of behaving toward other people
Being unkind and cruel to other people on purpose
To not care about other people's feelings or needs
A lack of pity or mercy for other people
Being cruel and showing little kindness
Harshness that does not allow mistakes or weakness
Antonyms
How Charitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncharitableness = uncharitable (transparent) = un + charity + able + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'uncharitable' (which itself is 'un-' + 'charitable'), so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Uncharitableness is made from un- ('not') and charity ('generosity' or 'kindness'), the same root you see in charitable. So uncharitableness is the quality of being 'not generous' or 'not kind' to others.