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kindliness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈkaɪnd.li.nəs/ us /ˈkaɪnd.li.nəs/
the quality of being kindly (= generous, helpful and thinking about other people's feelings ):
His wisdom and courage were beyond doubt, as was his kindliness to his colleagues.
Her kindliness and attentiveness to others has been a marked feature of her character all her life.
Related word
kindly
Your piece captured perfectly Bill's essential kindliness.
Christmas reasserts our belief in light at the darkest time of year; but also our belief in the value of kindliness.
He had within him vast treasures of gentleness, kindliness, and capacity for self-sacrifice.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Kind & thoughtful
accommodating
accommodatingly
attentive
attentively
attentiveness
cooperatively
diplomacy
diplomatic
diplomatically
eunoia
neighbourliness
neighbourly
nice
nicely
not have a bad/dishonest/racist, etc. bone in your bodyidiom
thoughtfulness
unmalicious
unmaliciously
unspoiled
warm-hearted
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