kindness

/'kaindnis/

Thân thiện

A child shows kindness by sharing a cookie with a friend.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A kind act: A single action that is helpful, generous, or considerate towards another person.
   • The tendency to be kind and forgiving: A natural disposition or inclination to act with benevolence and to be lenient.
   • The quality of being warmhearted, considerate, humane, and sympathetic: The overall character trait of showing care, understanding, and compassion for others.

Usage Examples

• As a noun (a kind act):
  • Thank you for your kindness in helping me move.
  • She showed great kindness by visiting him in the hospital.
• As a noun (the quality):
  • His inherent kindness makes him a wonderful friend.
  • We should treat all people with kindness and respect.

Advanced Usage

• "To kill with kindness": To overwhelm someone with excessive generosity or attention, often with unintended negative effects.
  • She tried to help so much that she killed him with kindness, and he felt he couldn't do anything for himself.
• "To do someone a kindness": To perform a helpful or generous act for someone.
  • He did me a great kindness by introducing me to his contacts.

Variants and Related Words

• Kind (adj): Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.
  • She is a very kind person.
• Kindly (adv): In a kind manner.
  • He spoke to her kindly.
• Unkindness (n): The quality or state of being unkind; harshness.
  • The unkindness of his words surprised everyone.

Synonyms

• Benevolence: The quality of being well-meaning; kindness.
• Compassion: Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
• Goodwill: Friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude.
• Generosity: The quality of being kind and generous.

Antonyms

• Cruelty: Callous indifference to or pleasure in causing pain and suffering.
• Meanness: Lack of generosity; unkindness.
• Malice: The intention or desire to do evil; ill will.

Related Phrases

• Random act of kindness: A selfless act performed to help or cheer up a stranger.
  • Paying for the coffee of the person behind you is a nice random act of kindness.
• Out of the kindness of one's heart: Done purely from a feeling of benevolence, without expectation of reward.
  • She volunteers at the shelter out of the kindness of her heart.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a kind act
2. tendency to be kind and forgiving
3. the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

Từ đồng nghĩa

• benignity
• forgivingness