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kind-heartedness

kind-heartedness

1 2.2
Being caring and helpful to people who need support
  • noun
  • /ˌkaɪndˈhɑːrtɪdnəs/
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  • During the holiday season, his kind-heartedness shone through as he volunteered at the local shelter.

Examples

  • The teacher's kind-heartedness made her students feel safe and supported in their learning environment.

  • I have to point out my respect for your kind-heartedness for people who absolutely need help with your issue.

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  • President Obama is not perfect, but he does have a kind-heartedness about him.

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  • I have to convey my affection for your kind-heartedness in support of those people who must have help in this particular field.

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  • I have to convey my affection for your kind-heartedness in giving support to individuals who must have help on this particular theme.

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  • And, in the wake of this storm, I saw a rebirth in the kind-heartedness of humanity.

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  • Her kind-heartedness towards the homeless was evident when she started a weekly food drive.

Synonyms

kindness
vskind-heartedness
297 1.0

Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people

focuses more on deep sympathy and emotional caring
generosity
vskind-heartedness
128 2.1

Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others

is more emotionally focused on caring than resource sharing
humanity
vskind-heartedness
127 3.4

Being kind and caring to other people

is narrower, stressing personal kindness and sympathetic feeling
goodwill
vskind-heartedness
95 2.8

Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people

is more about emotional sympathy than general friendly feeling
charity
vskind-heartedness
76 1.4

Being kind and forgiving toward other people

is more directly about feeling sympathy and caring for others
friendliness
vskind-heartedness
16 1.0

A kind and pleasant way of treating other people

emphasizes deeper sympathy and caring beyond pleasant manners
benevolence
vskind-heartedness
16 6.1

Kind feelings and actions that help other people

is closer to personal caring and emotional sympathy than general good
selflessness
vskind-heartedness
14 3.9

To care more about other people's needs than your own

is similar but stresses feeling sympathy over self-denial
good will
vskind-heartedness
11 1.9

A friendly, helpful feeling toward other people

highlights inward sympathy and caring beyond mere help
niceness
vskind-heartedness
11 1.3

A kind and polite way of treating other people

is fuller, including stronger sympathy and emotional caring
thoughtfulness
vskind-heartedness
8 2.9

Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings

includes more direct sympathetic feeling rather than mere manners
graciousness
vskind-heartedness
6 4.1

Being kind, polite, and generous to other people

is more about warm sympathy and caring rather than formal politeness
helpfulness
vskind-heartedness
3 2.3

Willingness to support other people

is more about inner sympathy than just offering help
beneficence
vskind-heartedness
  • Formal
2 8.4

Kind acts that help other people

adds inward sympathy and personal caring to those actions
heartedness
vskind-heartedness
2 5.2

A kind, warm way of treating other people

stresses caring and sympathy rather than warmth alone
unselfishness
vskind-heartedness
2 3.4

Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own

shares caring but is less about self-denial and more sympathy
milk of human kindness
vskind-heartedness
  • Literature
1 7.8

A natural kindness and care for other people

is similar but focuses on deliberate kindness and sympathy
loving-kindness
vskind-heartedness
1 5.2

A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people

is broader, covering general sympathy beyond affectionate motive
humaneness
vskind-heartedness
1 5.1

Kindness and care for people or animals

is similar but centers on personal kindness and sympathy
kindliness
vskind-heartedness
1 3.2

Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people

leans more toward inner sympathy and emotional concern
kindheartedness
vskind-heartedness
3.9

A caring and generous attitude toward other people

is the identical expression of that same caring quality
warmheartedness
vskind-heartedness
4.4

A kind and friendly feeling toward other people

is similar but places more weight on steady caring
good-naturedness
vskind-heartedness
3.2

A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others

is more about deep sympathy and active caring rather than general pleasantness
bigheartedness
vskind-heartedness
4.5

Kind and generous behavior that helps other people

is steadier, highlighting everyday sympathy rather than grand gestures
generousness
vskind-heartedness
3.4

Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything

adds an emotional sympathy element beyond giving resources
compassionateness
vskind-heartedness
7.6

A deep care for people who suffer that makes you want to help them

is broader, including everyday kindness beyond serious suffering
tenderheartedness
vskind-heartedness
5.8

A kind, gentle feeling that makes you feel sorry for others and want to help them

matches caring but is steadier rather than easily moved
softheartedness
vskind-heartedness
6.1

A kind feeling that makes you easily feel sorry for people in need

is more about lasting care than momentary pity
considerateness
vskind-heartedness
6.1

Care for other people's needs and feelings

adds stronger emotional sympathy beyond practical thoughtfulness
charitableness
vskind-heartedness
5.3

A willingness to give help or money to people in need

focuses more on active caring and sympathetic concern than tolerance
benignancy
vskind-heartedness
9.9

A kind, gentle way of acting that makes people feel cared for

is more emotionally focused on active sympathy and care
openheartedness
vskind-heartedness
5.4

Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly

is steadier and focuses on caring rather than openness
towardness
vskind-heartedness
  • Archaic
8.9

A friendly, helpful way of behaving toward other people

is more about inner sympathy and emotional concern than cooperation

Antonyms

cruelty
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129 3.2

Actions that hurt people or animals on purpose

3 4.1

Lack of care for other people

How Kind

altruism
24 6.5
benevolence
16 6.1
kind-heartedness
1 2.2
compassion
423 2.7
kindness
297 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

kind-heartedness = kind-hearted (transparent) = kind + heart + ed + ness

The noun is a regular formation from the adjective 'kind-hearted' using the productive suffix '-ness', so the meaning follows directly from the adjective.

Etymology

Kind-heartedness comes from putting kind ('friendly' or 'good') and heart ('feeling' or 'care') together, and the ending -ness makes it a word for a 'quality'. So, it literally means having a caring heart, which is why we use it for being kind, caring, and sympathetic toward others.