Meaning of kindness in English

kindness

noun

/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ us

/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/

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the quality of being kind:

love and kindness

[ C ]

a kind action:

I wanted to thank them for all their kindnesses.

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I would like to express my thanks for your kindness.
Don't be fooled by his kindness and sensitivity - it's just a front.
I think her kindness is one of her strong points .
How can I ever repay you for all your kindness?
He rewarded their kindness with hostility and contempt.

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(Definition of kindness from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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kindness

noun [ C/U ]

/ˈkɑɪnd·nəs/

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the quality of being generous, helpful, and caring about other people, or an act showing this quality:

[ U ] She found his dark features handsome, but was attracted mostly by his kindness.

[ C ] She has done him a kindness by reading his books.

(Definition of kindness from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of kindness

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Faces came to me, as did kindnesses and conversations.

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His kindness and teaching will always be remembered.

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I also thank the commentators for the kindness and generosity of their comments, which offered rich material for reflection.

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Presumably this could be the practical expression of a number of virtues such as unselfishness, generosity, kindness, beneficence, and so forth.

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More than an indication of age, it carries a positive appreciation of the person: his\her wisdom, kindness, refined manners and political importance.

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They deserve my thanks for their kindness, but also for their more trenchant criticisms.

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Quite the contrary, whether it was his professional support, which was total, or through more personal gestures of kindness.

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When we go on strike, are we not displaying evidence of an absence of human qualities such as pity and kindness?

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We have already seen that courtesy and kindness, thinking of others, are important.

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Married men, by contrast, lived orderly lives and enjoyed a happy existence because of their families' kindness and attention.

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We are indebted to the generosity, kindness, and time given by our study participants.

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He remained there for some two years, and apparently retained a vivid sense of the kindness with which he had been received.

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From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.

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The lover's gaze is held by non- visual qualities: by kindness and courtesy rather than perfect features.

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Many respondents highlighted the routine nature of these ' little kindnesses ' and that they were simply part of community living.

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Collocations with kindness

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act of kindness

It would be an act of kindness—not wrecking.

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great kindness

But that only deepened his friendships, for his judgments were mostly right, and because everything he did was done with great kindness.

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human kindness

While boasting of 'human kindness', our species treats nonhumans with extreme injustice and cruelty.

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仁慈, 好意, 體貼…

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