Kindness
n.kind, hopefulwarm
What it means
Care for another person expressed through considerate choices or help.
Reach for it when naming a humane quality or an act that eases a burden
One quiet kindness gave the new student a place to belong.
Choose between these
8- everyday
time or opportunity is freely given
not when Generosity is wrong when kindness took the form of restraint.
- warm
care is prompted by another's suffering
not when Compassion may not yet have become an act.
- warm
friendly affection is what the recipient feels
not when Warmth may provide no concrete help.
- professional
the action accounts for effects on others
not when Consideration can be planned without emotional warmth.
- professional
a cooperative attitude is being named
not when Goodwill is intention; kindness usually appears in behavior.
- formal
sustained goodwill supports people or a cause
not when The term creates distance around a small personal act.
- formal
respectful manners make interaction easier
not when Courtesy can be conventional without deeper concern.
- literary
someone with power chooses not to punish
not when Mercy assumes fault or unequal power that many kind acts lack.
Said against
3- cruelty
- selfishness
- indifference
It naturally appears in
3- act of kindness
A small act of kindness brought hot tea to every night-shift worker.
- kindness toward others
Her kindness toward others remained steady when the schedule tightened.
- show kindness
The captain chose to show kindness without overlooking the broken rule.
The word family
2Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: quality or act of being kind opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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