kindhearted

Thân thiện

A kindhearted teacher helps a student with a difficult math problem.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having or showing a naturally kind and sympathetic nature: Describes a person whose character is innately gentle, caring, and well-meaning towards others.
   • Proceeding from a benevolent disposition: Describes actions, words, or feelings that originate from genuine kindness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She is a kindhearted woman who volunteers at the shelter every weekend.
  • His kindhearted offer to help was greatly appreciated.
  • It was very kindhearted of you to think of me.

Advanced Usage

• "To be kindhearted toward(s) someone": To show consistent kindness and sympathy to a specific person or group.
  • The community was remarkably kindhearted toward the new refugees.

Variants and Related Words

• Kindheartedly (adverb): In a kindhearted manner.
  • He smiled kindheartedly at the child.
• Kindheartedness (noun): The quality of being kindhearted.
  • Her kindheartedness was known to everyone in the neighborhood.

Synonyms

• Compassionate: Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
• Benevolent: Well-meaning and kindly.
• Good-natured: Kind, friendly, and patient.

Antonyms

• Cruel: Willfully causing pain or suffering to others.
• Callous: Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
• Mean: Unkind, spiteful, or unfair.

Related Phrases

• A kindhearted soul: A common phrase used to refer to a person who is inherently kind.
  • He was a kindhearted soul who would give you the shirt off his back.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
   • a generous and kindhearted teacher

Từ đồng nghĩa

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