kindliness

kindliness noun: the state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.

Noun

kindliness (countable and uncountable, plural kindlinesses)

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.
- A father: no:
  In kynde a Father, but not in kyndlynes.1561, Thomas Norton, The Tragedie of Gorboduc, London: William Griffith, published 1565, act I, scene 1
Synonyms:

charitability, friendliness
(archaic) 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.1683, Roger Bacon, chapter 16, in Richard Browne, transl., The Cure of Old Age, and Preservation of Youth, London: Tho. Flesher & Edward Evets, page 137
- […] great part of it […] was formerly planted with orchards of apples, cherries, and other kind of fruit, but these falling to decay, and the high price of hops yielding a more advantageous return, many of them were displanted, and hops raised in their stead, the scite of an old orchard, being...1798, Edward Hasted, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Canterbury: W. Bristow, 2nd edition, Volume 6, “Newington,” p. 42
(obsolete) Naturalness.

கண்மை, பார்வை

ہمدردی, مہربانی

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.1888, Thomas Hardy, chapter 2, in The Withered Arm:
A rush from my memory of many clumsy kindlinesses, a realisation of the loss of his companionship came to me.1924, H. G. Wells, The Dream, Part One, Chapter 4, §1:
“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.1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter II, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC:

plural	kindlinesses

From kindly + -ness.

What does kindliness mean?: Kindliness means the state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
What is kindliness in Tamil?: Kindliness in Tamil is கண்மை, பார்வை. See Kindliness meaning in Tamil.
How do you use kindliness in a sentence?: 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.
What part of speech is kindliness?: Kindliness is a noun.
What is the plural of kindliness?: The plural of kindliness is kindlinesses.

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