kindness

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• /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/
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From Middle English kyndenesse, equivalent to kind + -ness.

125 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: إِحْسَان (ʔiḥsān) — being kind
• Aromanian: bunãtati — being kind
• Belarusian: дабрата́ (dabratá) — being kind
• Catalan: bondat — being kind
• Catalan: cortesia — being kind
• Catalan: gentilesa — being kind
• Chinese Mandarin: 恩惠 (ēnhuì) — being kind
• Cornish: kuvder — being kind
• Czech: laskavost — being kind
• Danish: venlighed — being kind
• Danish: velvilje — being kind
• Danish: imødekommenhed — being kind
• Danish: elskværdighed — being kind
• Danish: godhed — being kind
• Esperanto: amindeco — being kind
• Esperanto: afableco — being kind
• Esperanto: bonkoreco — being kind
• Finnish: kiltteys — being kind
• Finnish: ystävällisyys — being kind
• French: bonté — being kind
• Old French: dolçor — being kind
• Friulian: dolçôr — being kind
• Friulian: bontât — being kind
• Galician: bondade — being kind
• Galician: amabilidade — being kind
• Georgian: სიკეთე (siḳete) — being kind
• Georgian: გულკეთილობა (gulḳetiloba) — being kind
• German: Liebenswürdigkeit — being kind
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 (sēlei) — being kind
• Greek: καλοσύνη (kalosýni) — being kind
• Ancient Greek: εὐμένεια (euméneia) — being kind
• Hindi: दया (dayā) — being kind
• Hindi: दयालुता (dayālutā) — being kind
• Hungarian: kedvesség — being kind
• Irish: cineáltas — being kind
• Isoko: uvbovbou — being kind
• Italian: bontà — being kind
• Italian: gentilezza — being kind
• Italian: cortesia — being kind
• Italian: garbo — being kind
• Japanese: 親切 (shinsetsu) — being kind
• Japanese: 優しさ (yasashisa) — being kind
• Korean: 친절 (chinjeol) — being kind
• Latin: bonitas — being kind
• Latin: caritas — being kind
• Malayalam: ദയ (daya) — being kind
• Malayalam: ഐന്തൽ (aintal) — being kind
• Malayalam: അനുകമ്പ (anukampa) — being kind
• Manx: foayr — being kind
• Māori: tauwhirotanga — being kind
• Marathi: दया (dayā) — being kind
• Marshallese: jouj — being kind
• Middle English: kyndenesse — being kind
• Middle English: benignite — being kind
• Polish: życzliwość — being kind
• Polish: uprzejmość — being kind
• Polish: przychylność — being kind
• Polish: dobroć — being kind
• Polish: łaskawość — being kind
• Polish: benewolencja — being kind
• Portuguese: gentileza — being kind
• Romanian: bunătate — being kind
• Romanian: amabilitate — being kind
• Romanian: bunăvoință — being kind
• Russian: доброта́ (dobrotá) — being kind
• Russian: любе́зность (ljubéznostʹ) — being kind
• Russian: доброжела́тельность (dobroželátelʹnostʹ) — being kind
• Sanskrit: कृपा (kṛpā) — being kind
• Sanskrit: दया (dayā) — being kind
• Serbo-Croatian: љубазност — being kind
• Serbo-Croatian: доброта — being kind
• Serbo-Croatian: човекољубље — being kind
• Serbo-Croatian: ljubaznost — being kind
• Serbo-Croatian: dobrota — being kind
• Serbo-Croatian: milosrđe — being kind
• Serbo-Croatian: čovekoljublje — being kind
• Slovak: láskavosť — being kind
• Spanish: amabilidad — being kind
• Spanish: bondad — being kind
• Tagalog: buti — being kind
• Tamil: அன்பு (aṉpu) — being kind
• Telugu: దయ (daya) — being kind
• Tonga (Zambia): luse — being kind
• Turkish: incelik — being kind
• Turkish: kibarlık — being kind
• Turkish: naziklik — being kind
• Ukrainian: доброта́ (dobrotá) — being kind
• Vietnamese: lòng tốt — being kind
• Welsh: caredigrwydd — being kind
• Zulu: umusa — being kind
• Catalan: bondat — instance of charitable behavior
• Czech: laskavost — instance of charitable behavior
• Danish: venlighed — instance of charitable behavior
• Danish: tjeneste — instance of charitable behavior
• Dutch: vriendelijkheid — instance of charitable behavior
• Dutch: aardigheid — instance of charitable behavior
• Finnish: palvelus — instance of charitable behavior
• Galician: favor — instance of charitable behavior
• Georgian: სიკეთე (siḳete) — instance of charitable behavior
• Georgian: გულკეთილობა (gulḳetiloba) — instance of charitable behavior
• Greek: καλοσύνη (kalosýni) — instance of charitable behavior
• Hindi: दया (dayā) — instance of charitable behavior
• Irish: cineáltas — instance of charitable behavior
• Italian: bontà — instance of charitable behavior
• Italian: favore — instance of charitable behavior
• Italian: piacere — instance of charitable behavior
• Italian: gentilezza — instance of charitable behavior
• Latin: venia — instance of charitable behavior
• Malayalam: ദയവ് (dayavŭ) — instance of charitable behavior
• Middle English: kyndenesse — instance of charitable behavior
• Middle English: benignite — instance of charitable behavior
• Polish: miłe zachowanie — instance of charitable behavior
• Portuguese: caridade — instance of charitable behavior
• Russian: доброта́ (dobrotá) — instance of charitable behavior
• Sanskrit: राधस् (rādhas) — instance of charitable behavior
• Serbo-Croatian: милосрђе — instance of charitable behavior
• Serbo-Croatian: доброта — instance of charitable behavior
• Serbo-Croatian: milosrdje — instance of charitable behavior
• Serbo-Croatian: dobrota — instance of charitable behavior
• Telugu: దయ (daya) — instance of charitable behavior
• Turkish: incelik — instance of charitable behavior
• Turkish: kibarlık — instance of charitable behavior
• Ottoman Turkish: مساعده (müsâʼade) — instance of charitable behavior
• Ottoman Turkish: منت (minnet) — instance of charitable behavior
• Welsh: caredigrwydd — instance of charitable behavior