kindliness

[ kahynd-lee-nis ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being kindly; benevolence.
2. a kindly deed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kindliness¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; kindly, -ness

Example Sentences

Lee “saw to it that the captured survivors were protected and treated with kindliness and consideration.”

From The Daily Beast

But it was his kindliness of heart, and above all his innate sense of humour, which appealed most to Peter Ilich.

From Project Gutenberg

However, being accustomed to treat every one with kindliness, she asked him gravely whom he wished to see.

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She was very fond of the aristocratic, lonely old man with an impulsive kindliness which was deep in her nature.

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He went into his room without having shown anything more than a little wonder, a starting curiosity, and much kindliness.

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Was it for some grandiose, impossible chimera, that he had taken men from quiet useful lives and the simple round of kindliness?

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