kindness

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English kyndenesse, equivalent to kind + -ness.

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