kindliness

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kindliness

noun kindlinesses

  1. countable, uncountable The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby. Elmo looked upon his only granddaughter with kindliness, and often relented to her demands for chocolate.

    Similar: charitability, friendliness

  2. archaic, countable, uncountable Favourableness; mildness. To the end that Kindliness of Nature may endure, chafing with Oyl in a moderate Quantity and Quality is very good for Men of decrepit Age, and for those that are growing Old.
  3. countable, obsolete, uncountable Naturalness.

Opposite: unkindliness

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Opposite: unkindliness

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noun the state of feeling kindly towards someone or something

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@misc{kindliness_2026,
  title = {kindliness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kindliness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}