kind-heartedness
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- noun
- /ˌkaɪndˈhɑːrtɪdnəs/
- During the holiday season, his kind-heartedness shone through as he volunteered at the local shelter.
Examples
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The teacher's kind-heartedness made her students feel safe and supported in their learning environment.
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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
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1.0
Friendly and generous actions that help or comfort other people
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2.1
Being kind and ready to give money, time, or help to others
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2.8
Friendly feelings and kind acts toward other people
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1.4
Being kind and forgiving toward other people
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1.9
A friendly, helpful feeling toward other people
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3.4
Being kind and caring to other people
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6.1
Kind feelings and actions that help other people
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1.0
A kind and pleasant way of treating other people
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3.9
To care more about other people's needs than your own
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A kind and polite way of treating other people
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2.9
Being kind and careful about other people's needs and feelings
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Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
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A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people
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5.2
A kind, warm way of treating other people
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Willingness to support other people
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Kind acts that help other people
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A natural kindness and care for other people
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Caring about other people and putting their needs before your own
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5.1
Kindness and care for people or animals
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3.2
Being friendly, generous, and caring to other people
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6.1
Care for other people's needs and feelings
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3.9
A caring and generous attitude toward other people
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5.4
Being kind, generous, and willing to share feelings honestly
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3.4
Willingness to give money, time, or help to other people without asking for anything
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8.9
A friendly, helpful way of behaving toward other people
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3.2
A kind, friendly attitude that wants to help others
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7.6
A deep care for people who suffer that makes you want to help them
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5.3
A willingness to give help or money to people in need
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4.4
A kind and friendly feeling toward other people
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5.8
A kind, gentle feeling that makes you feel sorry for others and want to help them
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6.1
A kind feeling that makes you easily feel sorry for people in need
Kind and generous behavior that helps other people
A kind, gentle way of acting that makes people feel cared for
Antonyms
How Kind
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.