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kindliness

[ kahynd-lee-nis ]

noun

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


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kindliness1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; kindly, -ness
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“Fun and games in pestilence/We could use, use some kindly kindliness,†he sings in “Tag,†adding, “Still shake your fist/A kind of gritted bliss.â€

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Increasing years had added more grease to his bulk, more flesh to his paunch; they had not sweetened his nature or endowed him with more kindliness.

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A Massachusetts judge ruled that Adelson, while “perhaps lacking paternal kindliness,†had not defrauded or misled his sons.

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“I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you,†Fred persists, all kindliness.

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When Tup persuades Doris to attend a local Fourth of July party, he thinks, “There are lessons in these gatherings about kindliness and generosity.â€

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