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noun
Kindliness  n.  
1.
Natural inclination; natural course. (Obs.)
2.
The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words. "In kind a father, but not in kindliness."
3.
Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season. "Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons."





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"Kindliness" Quotes from Famous Books



... he came, I was cast down and grieved by the affair of this marriage, which Filippo had that day disclosed to me. The Governor of Cesena, observing my sadness, sought my confidence with a kindliness of which you would scarce believe him capable; for he is a fierce and blustering man of war. In the fulness of my heart there was nothing that seemed so desirable as a friendly ear into which I might pour the tale of my affliction. He heard me gravely, ...
— The Shame of Motley • Raphael Sabatini
... somewhat elaborate formality of courtesy which was very efficacious in repelling intruders, sometimes concealed from strangers the softer side of his character. But those who knew him well soon learnt to recognise the genuine kindliness of his nature, his remarkable skill in avoiding friction, and the ...
— Historical and Political Essays • William Edward Hartpole Lecky
... soldier cultivates the worship of Hate. It is small incidents of this kind, unofficial and even illegal though they may be, that make one realise the true secret of Britain's greatness—her magnanimity and her kindliness. ...
— War Letters of a Public-School Boy • Henry Paul Mainwaring Jones
... away, but Mrs. Burdon, a big, slatternly Missourian, with all the kindliness of a universal mother in her swarthy face and flaccid bosom, ushered them into the cave-like dwelling set in the sunny ...
— A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen • Hamlin Garland
... answer she had made, if she had made any answer, but as she leaned forward and stirred the fire, she saw his hands, their strength and comeliness, the kindliness of his eyes. She was not sure that he was fond of, but she thought that she could make him like her. At that moment he seemed to take her in his arms and kiss her, and the illusion was so vivid that she was ...
— Evelyn Innes • George Moore


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