saintlike

7.1

A person who is very kind and patient and helps others when it is hard

adjective
/ˈseɪntˌlaɪk/

: piadoso

She was never again able to form a judgment of people, shifting her actualities to conform to their inconsistencies until, by a fixation of loyalty, she achieved in her life a saintlike harmony.

Examples

Very few people can make the grade in three crucial areas: extremely fine motor coordination, spatial visualization, and being able to maintain an almost saintlike patience for long periods.

Fiction book (2000)
Her mother was born with faith; she had inherited it from her saintlike mother and never thought to question it.

Fiction book (1998)
Despite the difficulties of her job, she always treated her clients with a saintlike kindness that made them feel valued.
His saintlike patience shone through as he listened to her troubles without interruption.
The teacher was admired for her saintlike dedication, always going the extra mile to help her students succeed.

Synonyms

angelic

vssaintlike

32 4.0

Kind, pure, and innocent in a way that seems like an angel

focuses more on moral virtue and patient goodness rather than purity or beauty

saintly

vssaintlike

12 4.2

Very kind and good in a way that helps others

emphasizes exceptional patience and goodness

Christlike

vssaintlike

3 6.7

Being kind, forgiving, and putting others before yourself like Jesus

is broader and based on general virtuous qualities rather than one figure

angelical

vssaintlike

1 7.9

Very kind, pure, and gentle in a way that feels innocent

centers on patient moral goodness more than aesthetic purity

How Virtuous

saintlike

7.1

virtuous

35 4.3

good

∞ 1.0

kind

534 1.0

nice

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

saintlike positive

Morphology

saintlike = saint (transparent) = saint + like

The word is transparently derived by adding the suffix '-like' to 'saint', indicating having the qualities of a saint.

Etymology

The word saintlike comes from the word saint, meaning 'holy' or a very good person, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So to call someone saintlike is to say they show great kindness, patience, and goodness like a saint.