lovingness

noun

as in kindness
attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility with a fierce lovingness she has maintained her family's cherished heirlooms for future generations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovingness
  1. kindness
  2. carefulness
  3. concern
  4. care
  5. solicitude
Noun
  • All of us are invited to choose to become better human beings and to show up at work and in the world with increasing love, kindness, courage and forgiveness.
    — Mikhail Shneyder, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • That instinct to lean into life with curiosity, optimism, and kindness is, perhaps, America's greatest attraction.
    — Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • This carefulness is clearly strategic.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • There was no carefulness in it.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of carefulness
Noun
  • Air quality has been a constant concern for the community since the incident began.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Dozens of local activists have spoken out against Flock’s expansive network in recent months, citing privacy concerns.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of concern
Noun
  • The government sets prices One basic reason why doctors earn a lot is that medical care costs a lot, researchers say.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Talat’s mocktails display the same thoughtfulness, intention and care as the food.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of care
Noun
  • At first idly, then with what appears to be solicitude, and finally with the glee of a cat cornering a mouse before killing it, Gustav pokes into Adi’s professional failures, connecting them to Tekla’s galling success.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.
    — Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of solicitude
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“Lovingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovingness. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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