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kindness
/ ˈ첹ɪԻɪ /
noun
- the practice or quality of being kind
- a kind, considerate, or helpful act
Other Word Forms
- -쾱Իn noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see kill with kindness ; milk of human kindness .Example Sentences
We ended up somewhere quiet, a little inn lighted with backup power and kindness.
Mr Briggs said Alexander had shown "enormous personal kindness" over the years, and "courage and commitment" in going up against a "strong" cycling lobby to push for the change.
Can you treat someone with "love, kindness, and respect" while simultaneously insisting their identity is so poisonous that it cannot be acknowledged?
There’s a vested interest in euphemizing and dismissing kindness itself.
"One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness," he said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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