kindliness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby. countable,uncountable
    — Elmo looked upon his only granddaughter with kindliness, and often relented to her demands for chocolate.
  2. Favourableness; mildness. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — To the end that Kindliness of Nature may endure, chafing with Oyl in a moderate Quantity and Quality is very good for Men of decrepit Age, and for those that are growing Old.
  3. Naturalness. countable,obsolete,uncountable

词形变化

kindlinesses plural

词汇关系

反义词
unkindliness
衍生词
sea-kindliness
相关词
favor

词源

Etymology tree
English kindly
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English kindliness
From kindly + -ness.
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