kindheartedness

noun

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1
as in kindness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others through the kindheartedness of a local veterinarian, the stray cat's broken leg was mended without charge

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as in sympathy
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune her natural kindheartedness is one reason why she's thinking about becoming a medical missionary

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“Kindheartedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindheartedness. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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