Synonyms and Antonyms of kindliness
1
kindly concern, interest, or support
- was touched by the kindliness of his neighbors, who voluntarily took care of his dog while he was in the hospital
amity, benevolence, brotherhood, charity, cordiality, cordialness, fellowship, friendliness, friendship, gemütlichkeit, good-fellowship, goodwill, neighborliness
bonhomie, camaraderie, collegiality, community, companionship, company, comradeship
civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport, rapprochement
charity, generosity
affinity, communion, empathy, kindness, sympathy, tolerance
altruism, philanthropy, selflessness, unselfishness
disfavor, intolerance
animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hate, hatred, hostility, incivility, malice, rancor
belligerency, quarrelsomeness, querulousness
2
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
- as a result of her kindliness, several poor families have the makings for a Thanksgiving feast
bigheartedness, charity, commiseration, compassion, feeling, good-heartedness, heart, humanity, kindheartedness, kindness, largeheartedness, mercy, pity, ruth, softheartedness, sympathy, warmheartedness
feelings, responsiveness, sensibility, sensitivity
affection, love, regard
affinity, empathy, rapport
altruism, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, generosity, goodwill, humaneness, humanism, humanitarianism, philanthropy
3
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others
- an elderly couple of modest means but infinite kindliness
beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, compassionateness, good-heartedness, humaneness, kindheartedness, kindness, softheartedness, tenderheartedness, tenderness, warmheartedness
attentiveness, considerateness, thoughtfulness
affability, friendliness, good-naturedness, good-temperedness, warmth
graciousness, niceness, pleasantness
clemency, leniency, mercifulness
patience, tolerance, understanding
altruism, charitableness, charity
generosity, greatheartedness, magnanimity, philanthropy, unselfishness
mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness
inconsiderateness, insensitivity, thoughtlessness
grimness, harshness, severity, sternness, toughness
hatefulness, malevolence, maliciousness
