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kindnesse

kindnesse is the obsolete spelling of kindness.

Meaning of kindness

Noun

kindness (usually uncountable, plural kindnesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being kind.
    • Jamie's kindness is legendary, so much that people have taken advantage of her.
  2. (usually) An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
    • How can I thank you for your many kindnesses?

Forms of kindnesse

pluralkindnesses

Questions about kindnesse

What is kindnesse the obsolete spelling of?
Kindnesse is the obsolete spelling of kindness.

Words near kindnesse in the dictionary

  1. kindlins
  2. kindly
  3. kindly tenant
  4. kindly tenants
  5. kindness
  6. kindnesse
  7. kindnesses
  8. kindo
  9. kindof
  10. kindom
  11. kindoms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kindnesse (page history and authors); kindness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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