caring

adjective

car·​ing ˈker-iŋ 

: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others

a kind, caring person

I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …

—Ann M. Martin

The Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.

—Richard Alleva

caringly adverb

was treated gently and caringly

caringness noun

There's evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn't uncommon in the literary community.

—Benjamin DeMott

Examples of caring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My guide, the taciturn but caring Gyaljen Sherpa, a veteran of Himalayan trekking, points to large cavities like teeth marks along the cliffs on the opposite bank. —Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024

Jey, who is known as funny and caring, loves to act and sing and hopes to one day be an actress. —The Star, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2024

With her careful and caring novel, Nolan shows how misfortune can start with a few bad decisions and how culpability is entangled in providence and privilege. —Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024

Some working parents and those with other caring responsibilities—often women—say that these working arrangements have been greatly beneficial for them. —Nik Popli / Aspen, TIME, 30 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above