kindness
11kindness — noun 1 (U) kind behaviour towards someone: I can t thank you enough for your kindness. 2 (C) a kind action: do sb a kindness: It would be doing him a kindness to tell him the truth. see also: kill sb with kindness kill 1 (11) …
12kindness — [[t]ka͟ɪndnəs[/t]] kindnesses 1) N UNCOUNT Kindness is the quality of being gentle, caring, and helpful. We have been treated with such kindness by everybody. 2) N COUNT A kindness is a helpful or considerate act …
13kindness — UK [ˈkaɪn(d)nəs] / US [ˈkaɪndnəs] noun Word forms kindness : singular kindness plural kindnesses a) [uncountable] kind behaviour, or kind feelings I shall never forget the kindness of the nursing staff. b) [countable] a kind action We remember… …
14kindness — see feed a dog for three days and he will remember your kindness for three years; feed a cat for three years and she will forget your kindness in three days with a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant by a hair …
15kindness — /kuynd nis/, n. 1. the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals. 2. a kind act; favor: his many kindnesses to me. 3. kind behavior: I will never forget your kindness. 4. friendly feeling; liking. [1250 1300; ME kindenes. See KIND1,… …
16kindness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being kind] Syn. tenderness, good intentions, consideration, sympathy, sweetness, benevolence, generosity, helpfulness, kindheartedness, indulgence, delicacy, tact, benignity, mildness, courtesy,… …
17kindness — Synonyms and related words: accommodatingness, act of grace, act of kindness, advantageousness, affability, agreeableness, aid, amiability, amiableness, amicability, amicableness, amity, assistance, auspiciousness, benefaction, beneficence,… …
18kindness — God s kindness is shown both in his ordering of creation and the natural processes of rain and sunshine and of harvests (Acts 14:17), but also in the abundance of his grace in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:7; Tit. 3:4–7). It is an attitude that is to be… …
19kindness — kind|ness [ kaındnəs ] noun uncount kind behavior or kind feelings: I ll never forget the kindness of the nurses. a. count a kind action: We remember his many small kindnesses to the children …
20kindness — obsolete bribery Another form of consideration: ... what hath passed between us of kindness to hold his tongue. (Pepys, 1668 he was worried that the person who had bribed him would talk about it) …
