KINDLINESS

kindliness, helpfulness

(noun) friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kindliness (countable and uncountable, plural kindlinesses)

The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.

(archaic) Favourableness; mildness.

(obsolete) Naturalness.

Synonyms

• (feeling kindly toward someone or something): charitability, friendliness

Antonyms

• unkindliness

Source: Wiktionary


Kind"li*ness, n.

1. Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] Milton.

2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words. In kind a father, but not in kindliness. Sackville.

3. Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season. Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons. Whitlock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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