Kindliness

Quick meaning: Kindliness is a noun meaning The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (archaic) Favourableness; mildness.
2. (obsolete) Naturalness.

Example Sentences

A father: no: In kynde a Father, but not in kyndlynes.

Elmo looked upon his only granddaughter with kindliness, and often relented to her demands for chocolate.

The dairyman, who rented the cows of Lodge, and knew perfectly the tall milkmaid's history, with manly kindliness always kept the gossip in the cow-barton from annoying Rhoda.

“It’s lying you are!” said Gerald, and then, peering at her stricken face, he added in a burst of kindliness: “I’m sorry, daughter. But after all, you are nothing but a child and there’s lots of other beaux.”

Word Forms

• kindlinesses

Synonyms for kindliness

Depending on context, synonyms include charitability, friendliness, helpfulness.

Antonyms for kindliness

Common opposites include unkindliness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include helpfulness, benevolentness, kindheartedness, kindness, lovingkindness, kind-heartedness.

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