kindness

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kind·ness | \ ˈkīn(d)-nəs

Definition of kindness

1 : the quality or state of being kind treating people with kindness and respect

2 : a kind deed : favor They did me a great kindness.

3 archaic : affection

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Examples of kindness in a Sentence

We thanked her for her many kindnesses. You would be doing me a great kindness if you agreed to help.

Recent Examples on the Web Starks' commitment to spreading kindness is infectious. — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 12 Sep. 2021 For audiences to discover that kindness is accessible at all times, not just in the wake of tragedy. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2021 The foundation’s goal is to repay the kindness shown to the Malone family by the people of Polk County, Ga., during her illness. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2021 For Mother's Day last month, Urban credited their kids' kindness and compassion to Kidman. — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2021 Underneath all the teasing and horseplay, there is some true kindness and understanding. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2021 The two had met years earlier under very different circumstances — Vaughn was head of A&R for another label, while Toosii, unbeknownst to Vaughn, was homeless — and the rapper remembered the kindness Vaughn had shown him during a vulnerable time. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2021 Instead of seeing them as competition or as an adversary, try and see them as another human being who needs kindness. — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021 And that is the kindness and love and support that all the people who have championed you throughout your life — this is actually for them. — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021

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