kindness
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English kyndenesse, equivalent to kind + -ness.
Base: kind
Affixes: -ness
Inflected forms:
form: kindnesses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: kindenesse
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: kindnesse
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: The state of being kind.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: Jamie's kindness is legendary, so much that people have taken advantage of her.
If attending to your childhood wounds and responding with kindness feels selfish, it is important to remember that compassion for oneself often makes people more compassionate to others, Lev said.
gloss: An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
usually
examples: How can I thank you for your many kindnesses?
Do me a kindness and leave.
i'm going to turn a blind eye to this misdemeanour, out of the kindness of my heart.
They are grateful for kindnesses that they may have received.
Derived words: diskindness
kill with kindness
lovingkindness
milk of human kindness
nonkindness
random act of kindness
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: إِحْسَان
roman: ʔiḥsān
lang: Aromanian
word: bunãtati
lang: Belarusian
word: дабрата́
roman: dabratá
lang: Catalan
word: bondat
lang: Catalan
word: cortesia
lang: Catalan
word: gentilesa
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 恩惠
roman: ēnhuì
lang: Cornish
word: kuvder
lang: Czech
word: laskavost
lang: Danish
word: venlighed
lang: Danish
word: velvilje
lang: Danish
word: imødekommenhed
lang: Danish
word: elskværdighed
lang: Danish
word: godhed
lang: Esperanto
word: amindeco
lang: Esperanto
word: afableco
lang: Esperanto
word: bonkoreco
lang: Finnish
word: kiltteys
lang: Finnish
word: ystävällisyys
lang: French
word: bonté
lang: Old French
word: dolçor
lang: Friulian
word: dolçôr
lang: Friulian
word: bontât
lang: Galician
word: bondade
lang: Galician
word: amabilidade
lang: Georgian
word: სიკეთე
roman: siḳete
lang: Georgian
word: გულკეთილობა
roman: gulḳetiloba
lang: German
word: Liebenswürdigkeit
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹
roman: sēlei
lang: Greek
word: καλοσύνη
roman: kalosýni
lang: Ancient Greek
word: εὐμένεια
roman: euméneia
lang: Hindi
word: दया
roman: dayā
lang: Hindi
word: दयालुता
roman: dayālutā
lang: Hungarian
word: kedvesség
lang: Irish
word: cineáltas
lang: Isoko
word: uvbovbou
lang: Italian
word: bontà
lang: Italian
word: gentilezza
lang: Italian
word: cortesia
lang: Italian
word: garbo
lang: Japanese
word: 親切
roman: shinsetsu
lang: Japanese
word: 優しさ
roman: yasashisa
lang: Korean
word: 친절
roman: chinjeol
lang: Latin
word: bonitas
lang: Latin
word: caritas
lang: Malayalam
word: ദയ
roman: daya
lang: Malayalam
word: ഐന്തൽ
roman: aintal
lang: Malayalam
word: അനുകമ്പ
roman: anukampa
lang: Manx
word: foayr
lang: Māori
word: tauwhirotanga
lang: Marathi
word: दया
roman: dayā
lang: Marshallese
word: jouj
lang: Middle English
word: kyndenesse
lang: Middle English
word: benignite
lang: Polish
word: życzliwość
lang: Polish
word: uprzejmość
lang: Polish
word: przychylność
lang: Polish
word: dobroć
lang: Polish
word: łaskawość
lang: Polish
word: benewolencja
lang: Portuguese
word: gentileza
lang: Romanian
word: bunătate
lang: Romanian
word: amabilitate
lang: Romanian
word: bunăvoință
lang: Russian
word: доброта́
roman: dobrotá
lang: Russian
word: любе́зность
roman: ljubéznostʹ
lang: Russian
word: доброжела́тельность
roman: dobroželátelʹnostʹ
lang: Sanskrit
word: कृपा
roman: kṛpā
lang: Sanskrit
word: दया
roman: dayā
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: љубазност
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: доброта
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: човекољубље
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ljubaznost
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: dobrota
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: milosrđe
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: čovekoljublje
lang: Slovak
word: láskavosť
lang: Spanish
word: amabilidad
lang: Spanish
word: bondad
lang: Tagalog
word: buti
lang: Tamil
word: அன்பு
roman: aṉpu
lang: Telugu
word: దయ
roman: daya
lang: Tonga (Zambia)
word: luse
lang: Turkish
word: incelik
lang: Turkish
word: kibarlık
lang: Turkish
word: naziklik
lang: Ukrainian
word: доброта́
roman: dobrotá
lang: Vietnamese
word: lòng tốt
lang: Welsh
word: caredigrwydd
lang: Zulu
word: umusa