kindness

English

Alternative forms

kindenesse (obsolete)
kindnesse (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English kindenesse, equivalent to kind +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪndnɪs/, /ˈkaɪndnəs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -aɪndnəs

Noun

kindness (countable and uncountable, plural kindnesses)

The state of being kind.
Jamie's kindness is legendary, so much that people have taken advantage of her.
An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
How can I thank you for your many kindnesses?

Do me a kindness and leave.

i'm going to turn a blind eye to this misdemeanour, out of the kindness of my heart.
- 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 232:
  They are grateful for kindnesses that they may have received.

Derived terms

Translations

being kind

Arabic: إِحْسَان (ar) m (ʔiḥsān)
Aromanian: bunãtati f
Belarusian: дабрата́ f (dabratá)
Catalan: bondat (ca) f, cortesia (ca) f, gentilesa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 恩惠 (zh) (ēnhuì)
Cornish: kuvder m
Czech: laskavost (cs) f
Danish: venlighed (da), velvilje, imødekommenhed, elskværdighed, godhed
Esperanto: amindeco
Finnish: kiltteys (fi), ystävällisyys (fi)
French: bonté (fr) f
Old French: dolçor
Friulian: dolçôr m, bontât f
Galician: bondade (gl) f, amabilidade (gl) f
Georgian: სიკეთე (siḳete), გულკეთილობა (gulḳetiloba)
German: Liebenswürdigkeit (de) f
Gothic: 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 f (sēlei)
Greek:
Ancient: εὐμένεια f (euméneia)
Hindi: दया (hi) (dayā), मेहरबानी (hi) f (meharbānī), दयालुता (hi) f (dayālutā)
Hungarian: kedvesség (hu)
Italian: bontà (it), gentilezza (it), cortesia (it) f, garbo (it) m
Japanese: 親切 (ja) (しんせつ, shinsetsu), 優しさ (やさしさ, yasashisa)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 친절 (ko) (chinjeol)
Latin: bonitas f, caritas f
Malayalam: ദയ (ml) (daya), ഐന്തൽ (ml) (aintal), അനുകമ്പ (ml) (anukampa)
Manx: foayr m
Maori: tauwhirotanga
Marathi: दया f (dayā)
Marshallese: jouj
Middle English: kindenesse, benignite
Polish: życzliwość (pl) f, dobroć (pl) f, łaskawość (pl) f, benewolencja f (archaic), przychylność (pl) f
Portuguese: gentileza (pt) f
Romanian: bunătate (ro), amabilitate (ro) f, bunăvoință (ro) f
Russian: доброта́ (ru) f (dobrotá), любе́зность (ru) f (ljubéznostʹ), доброжела́тельность (ru) f (dobroželátelʹnostʹ)
Sanskrit: कृपा (sa) f (kṛpā), दया (sa) (dayā)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: љубазност, доброта, човекољубље

Roman: ljubaznost (sh), dobrota (sh), milosrđe (sh), čovekoljublje
Slovak: láskavosť f
Spanish: amabilidad (es) f, bondad (es) f
Tagalog: buti
Tamil: அன்பு (ta) (aṉpu)
Telugu: దయ (te) (daya)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: incelik (tr), kibarlık (tr), naziklik (tr)
Ukrainian: доброта́ f (dobrotá)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: caredigrwydd (cy) m
Zulu: umusa (zu)

instance of charitable behavior

Catalan: bondat (ca) f
Czech: laskavost (cs) f
Danish: venlighed (da), tjeneste (da)
Dutch: vriendelijkheid (nl) f, aardigheid (nl) f
Finnish: palvelus (fi)
Galician: favor m
Georgian: სიკეთე (siḳete), გულკეთილობა (gulḳetiloba)
Italian: bontà (it), favore (it), piacere (it), gentilezza (it) f
Latin: venia f
Malayalam: ദയവ് (dayavŭ),
Middle English: kindenesse, benignite
Portuguese: caridade (pt)
Russian: доброта́ (ru) f (dobrotá)
Sanskrit: राधस् (sa) n (rādhas)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: милосрђе, доброта

Roman: milosrdje, dobrota (sh)
Telugu: దయ (te) (daya)
Turkish: incelik (tr), kibarlık (tr)
Welsh: caredigrwydd (cy) m

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