Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
KINDNESS
kindness, benignity
(noun) a kind act
forgivingness, kindness
(noun) tendency to be kind and forgiving
kindness
(noun) the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kindness (countable and uncountable, plural kindnesses)
The state of being kind.
An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
Source: Wiktionary
Kind"ness, n. Etym: [From Kind. a.]
1. The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence. I do fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Shak. Unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. Wordsworth.
2. A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness.
Syn.
– Good will; benignity; grace; tenderness; compassion; humanity; clemency; mildness; gentleness; goodness; generosity; beneficence; favor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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