caring
/ˈkɛːrɪŋ
/adjective
Displaying kindness and concern for others: a caring and invaluable friend...
- He was a caring person, a loving brother, a loyal friend and a wonderful son and grandson.
- We happily remain committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another.
- You might catch her reading stories to a younger brother or sister and be warmed by the thought of this caring bond.
Synonyms
kind, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, soft-hearted, tender, feeling;
concerned, attentive, thoughtful, solicitous, responsible, considerate;
affectionate, loving, doting, fond, warm, benevolent, benign, humane, good-natured, gentle, mild, indulgent, sympathetic, understanding, receptive, compassionate, charitable, gracious;
long-suffering, patient
noun [mass noun]
The work or practice of looking after those unable to care for themselves, especially on account of age or illness: [as modifier]: the caring professions...
- These are ALL highly skilled individuals who choose to go into a profession of caring.
- What I heard, and saw a little when the curtains were drawn back, was a moving culture of caring.
- In the last year there has been a significant increase in demand for some of the most acute areas of our caring.
Derivatives
caringly
- He smiled softly and caressed her face caringly.
- He talked lovingly and caringly about the priests and people of the diocese of Waterford and Lismore.
- Dawn walked silently to her little brother, and smiled at him, caressing his face caringly, sweetly.
caringness
- He fascinates the European students, holds them in his grip, through an astonishing personal intensity, a positively violent caringness about everything he believes in.
- The exact method our partner uses to show us their caringness is completely their determination.
- I think that in order to be a good technical writer you have to have an almost supernatural caringness about what you are doing.