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[ kahynd-lee-nis ] / ˈkaɪnd li nɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kindliness ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state or quality of being kindly; benevolence. a kindly deed. Origin of kindlinesslate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at kindly, -ness Words nearby kindlinesskindergartner, kindhearted, kindjal, kindle, kindless, kindliness, kindling, kindly, kindness, kind of, kindred Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kindlinessLee “saw to it that the captured survivors were protected and treated with kindliness and consideration.” When Robert E. Lee Met John Brown and Saved the Union|Michael Korda|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST "You must be very tired," he said, with a kindliness which yet held its own note of command. The Brentons|Anna Chapin Ray The strength, the kindliness, the rugged purpose, the humour with which the old man faced his life all through are there. Beauty and the Beast|Stewart A. McDowall He struggled a little against the reaction of kindliness, this curious sympathy for Gower which moved him now. Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Skipper Zeb gave his flowers of kindliness to those about him while they lived and could enjoy them. Left on the Labrador|Dillon Wallace He was a man of much breadth of view, kindliness of manner, and of great religious zeal. The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company|George Bryce
Words related to kindlinessbenignity, office, charitableness, sympathy, goodness, benefaction, altruism, beneficence, favor, philanthropy, humanity, compassion, benignancy, amity, oblation, kindness, grace, charity, gift, goodwill |