kindhearted

adjective

kind·​heart·​ed ˌkīnd-ˈhär-təd 

: having or showing a sympathetic nature

kindheartedly adverb

kindheartedness noun

Synonyms

• beneficent
• benevolent
• benignant
• compassionate
• good-hearted
• humane
• kind
• kindly
• softhearted
• sympathetic
• tender
• tenderhearted
• warmhearted

Examples of kindhearted in a Sentence

A kindhearted neighbor offered to help.

a kindhearted young man who shoveled his elderly neighbor's driveway after the blizzard

Recent Examples on the Web

Mendoza was best known in the burlesque scene for her kindhearted nature and her ability to make anyone feel welcome and capable of owning the stage. —J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025

The prospects were bleak for a sick and abandoned kitten until a kindhearted hiker showed up to save the day. —Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025

And what of the fact that Snow White, abandoned in the woods (where the Huntsman is too kindhearted to carry out the Evil Queen’s order to murder her), comes upon a cottage where seven cute, quarrelsome 249-year-old short men with Amish beards live in bachelor squalor and become her protectors? —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025

Jason, 11, is a sweet and kindhearted boy with a helpful nature and a great sense of humor. —The Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kindhearted

• departed
• halfhearted
• imparted
• lighthearted
• restarted
• uncharted
• warmhearted
• wholehearted
• brokenhearted
• carted
• charted
• darted

Kids Definition

kindhearted

adjective

kind·​heart·​ed ˈkīnd-ˈhärt-əd 

: having or showing a kind and sympathetic nature

kindheartedly adverb

kindheartedness noun