kindness
English dictionary entry
Meanings
noun
- The state of being kind.
- An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
Pronunciation
/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/
/ˈkaɪnd.nɪs/
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Word forms
kindness
kindnesses
kindenesse
kindnesse
Etymology
From Middle English kyndenesse, equivalent to kind + -ness.
Translations
Arabic: إِحْسَان
Aromanian: bunãtati
Belarusian: дабрата́
Catalan: bondat
Catalan: cortesia
Catalan: gentilesa
Chinese Mandarin: 恩惠
Cornish: kuvder
Czech: laskavost
Danish: venlighed
Danish: velvilje
Danish: imødekommenhed
Danish: elskværdighed
Danish: godhed
Esperanto: amindeco
Esperanto: afableco
Esperanto: bonkoreco
Finnish: kiltteys
Finnish: ystävällisyys
French: bonté
Old French: dolçor
Friulian: dolçôr
Friulian: bontât
Galician: bondade
Galician: amabilidade
Georgian: სიკეთე
Georgian: გულკეთილობა
German: Liebenswürdigkeit
Gothic: 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹
Greek: καλοσύνη
Ancient Greek: εὐμένεια
Hindi: दया
Hindi: दयालुता
Hungarian: kedvesség
Irish: cineáltas
Isoko: uvbovbou
Italian: bontà
Italian: gentilezza
Italian: cortesia
Italian: garbo
Japanese: 親切
Japanese: 優しさ
Korean: 친절
Latin: bonitas
Latin: caritas
Malayalam: ദയ
Malayalam: ഐന്തൽ
Malayalam: അനുകമ്പ
Manx: foayr
Māori: tauwhirotanga
Marathi: दया
Marshallese: jouj
Middle English: kyndenesse
Middle English: benignite
Polish: życzliwość
Polish: uprzejmość
Polish: przychylność
Polish: dobroć
Polish: łaskawość
Polish: benewolencja
Portuguese: gentileza
Romanian: bunătate
Romanian: amabilitate
Romanian: bunăvoință
Russian: доброта́
Russian: любе́зность
Russian: доброжела́тельность
Sanskrit: कृपा
Sanskrit: दया
Serbo-Croatian: љубазност
Serbo-Croatian: доброта
Serbo-Croatian: човекољубље
Serbo-Croatian: ljubaznost
Serbo-Croatian: dobrota
Serbo-Croatian: milosrđe
Serbo-Croatian: čovekoljublje
Slovak: láskavosť
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