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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈkaɪn(d)li/
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CMU ARPABET:
K AY1 N D L IY0
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Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A kindly old man sits on the park bench every afternoon feeding pigeons.
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Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
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Usage: dated
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Lawful.
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Usage: archaic
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Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
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Usage: obsolete
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In a kind manner, out of kindness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.
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In a favourable way.
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Used to make a polite request: please.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Kindly refrain from walking on the grass. May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.
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With kind acceptance; used with take.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
I don't take kindly to threats. Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.
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Kind of, somewhat.
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Usage: dialectal
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Readily.
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Usage: archaic
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Naturally.
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Usage: obsolete
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adjective satellite
Meaning 12
pleasant and agreeable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a kindly climate kindly breeze
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adjective satellite
Meaning 13
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
was charitable in his opinions of others kindly criticism a kindly act sympathetic words a large-hearted mentor
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Synonyms: charitable, benevolent, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted
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in a kind manner or out of kindness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
He spoke kindly to the boy she kindly overlooked the mistake
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unkindly
From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind + -ly.
From Middle English kyndely, kyndly, kyndeliche, from Old English ġecyndelīċe, equivalent to kind + -ly.
Across languages
Translations 77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
добър
(dobǎr)
— having a kind personality
Bulgarian :
благ
(blag)
— having a kind personality
Czech :
laskavý
— having a kind personality
Czech :
dobrosrdečný
— having a kind personality
Dutch :
vriendelijk
— having a kind personality
Esperanto :
amema
— having a kind personality
Esperanto :
aminda
— having a kind personality
Esperanto :
afabla
— having a kind personality
Finnish :
ystävällinen
— having a kind personality
Finnish :
hyväntahtoinen
— having a kind personality
Finnish :
mukava
— having a kind personality
Georgian :
კეთილი
(ḳetili)
— having a kind personality
Georgian :
გულკეთილი
(gulḳetili)
— having a kind personality
Georgian :
კეთილმოსურნე
(ḳetilmosurne)
— having a kind personality
Ancient Greek :
εὐμενής
(eumenḗs)
— having a kind personality
Portuguese :
bondoso
— having a kind personality
Portuguese :
gentil
— having a kind personality
Portuguese :
amável
— having a kind personality
Russian :
до́брый
(dóbryj)
— having a kind personality
Scots :
guidwilly
— having a kind personality
Spanish :
agradable
— having a kind personality
Spanish :
bondadoso
— having a kind personality
Thai :
ใจดี
(jai-dii)
— having a kind personality
Irish :
duiniúil
— natural
Bulgarian :
любезно
(ljubezno)
— in a kind manner
Bulgarian :
приветливо
(privetlivo)
— in a kind manner
Catalan :
amablement
— in a kind manner
Czech :
laskavě
— in a kind manner
Czech :
mile
— in a kind manner
Czech :
srdečně
— in a kind manner
Czech :
vlídně
— in a kind manner
Danish :
venlig
— in a kind manner
Dutch :
vriendelijk
— in a kind manner
Dutch :
beminnelijk
— in a kind manner
Esperanto :
afable
— in a kind manner
Esperanto :
aminde
— in a kind manner
Finnish :
ystävällisesti
— in a kind manner
Finnish :
hyväntahtoisesti
— in a kind manner
French :
gentillement
— in a kind manner
French :
aimablement
— in a kind manner
French :
gentiment
— in a kind manner
German :
freundlicherweise
— in a kind manner
German :
liebenswürdig
— in a kind manner
Italian :
gentilmente
— in a kind manner
Middle English :
esiliche
— in a kind manner
Middle English :
kyndely
— in a kind manner
Portuguese :
gentilmente
— in a kind manner
Russian :
благожелательно
(blagoželatelʹno)
— in a kind manner
Russian :
добродушно
(dobrodušno)
— in a kind manner
Sanskrit :
कृपया
(kṛpayā)
— in a kind manner
Spanish :
bondadosamente
— in a kind manner
Turkish :
nazikçe
— in a kind manner
Walloon :
binamêymint
— in a kind manner
Walloon :
amiståvmint
— in a kind manner
Bulgarian :
моля
(molja)
— used to make polite requests
Czech :
laskavě
— used to make polite requests
Danish :
venligst
— used to make polite requests
Esperanto :
bonvole
— used to make polite requests
French :
veuillez
— used to make polite requests
German :
bitte
— used to make polite requests
German :
gefälligst
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
kérem
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
legyen szíves
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
legyen kedves
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
szíveskedjék
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
kérjük
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
szíveskedjenek
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
legyenek kedvesek
— used to make polite requests
Hungarian :
legyenek szívesek
— used to make polite requests
Italian :
per piacere
— used to make polite requests
Italian :
volete
— used to make polite requests
Russian :
будьте любезны
(bud'te lyubezny)
— used to make polite requests
Russian :
извольте
(izvol'te)
— used to make polite requests
Russian :
будьте добры
(bud'te dobry)
— used to make polite requests
Thai :
กรุณา
(gà-rú-naa)
— used to make polite requests
Turkish :
lütfen
— used to make polite requests
Walloon :
s' i vs plait
— used to make polite requests
