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kindliness

noun

Etymology

From kindly + -ness.

  1. inherited from cyndelīċ — “natural, kindly”
  2. inherited from kyndely
  3. suffixed as kindliness — “kindly + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.

    • Elmo looked upon his only granddaughter with kindliness, and often relented to her demands for chocolate.
    • A father: no: In kynde a Father, but not in kyndlynes.

  2. Favourableness

    Favourableness; mildness.

    • To the end that Kindliness of Nature may endure, chafing with Oyl in a moderate Quantity and Quality is very good for Men of decrepit Age, and for those that are growing Old.

  3. Naturalness.

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Derived

sea-kindliness

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA