kindness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: kindness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for kindness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kindness n the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic Antonym(s): unkindness tendency to be kind and forgiving Synonym(s): forgivingness, kindness a kind act Synonym(s): kindness, benignity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kindness \Kind"ness\, n. [From {Kind}. a.] 1. The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence. I do fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. --Shak. Unremembered acts Of kindness and of love. --Wordsworth. 2. A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness. Syn: Good will; benignity; grace; tenderness; compassion; humanity; clemency; mildness; gentleness; goodness; generosity; beneficence; favor.