noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an act of kindness/love
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We were grateful for her act of kindness.
kindness/generosity etc personified
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Bertha was kindness personified.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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This did not worry him; after all, the Arabs had already shown him great kindness .
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Emperor Frederick showed him great kindness and asked what reward he wanted for playing so well upon the bagpipes.
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Their great kindness has helped members enjoy a holiday they will never forget.
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Over the succeeding years he repaid their great kindness with massive generosity.
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Then, great kindness and great love were only to be expected and accepted.
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I don't know if he ever guessed my feelings but he always treated me with great kindness and understanding.
human
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And the milk of human kindness ... Hickory gets used to a new mum.
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It is not a thought soggy with the milk of human kindness .
■ VERB
kill
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He'd kill me with kindness .
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They killed him with kindness , and it didn't do Blackburn much good either.
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Plaudits are nice; this time, however, Mr Patten must have wondered if he was not being killed by kindness .
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Enormous helpings to kill you with kindness .
show
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This did not worry him; after all, the Arabs had already shown him great kindness .
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Only one showed him any kindness was Mosie Pick, the gutter-rag fencer of old cups and dented silver.
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This revelation enables us to show kindness to others.
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The kind of lonely that makes you latch on to anyone who shows the slightest kindness .
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Emperor Frederick showed him great kindness and asked what reward he wanted for playing so well upon the bagpipes.
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To show this kindness they had to appear off colour in the first half.
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The only person in the world who continued to show her unfailing kindness was Corporal John Carrow.
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And surprising people show surprising acts of kindness to those in my situation.
thank
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A joyful Lou called Melissa to thank her for her kindness and to say that Rick was now reconciled with his parents.
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In the circumstances I did not thank him for his kindness as I should have done.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be patience/kindness/simplicity etc itself
kill sb with kindness
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Enormous helpings to kill you with kindness.
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He'd kill me with kindness.
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They killed him with kindness, and it didn't do Blackburn much good either.
the milk of human kindness
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And the milk of human kindness ... Hickory gets used to a new mum.
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It is not a thought soggy with the milk of human kindness.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I shall never forget her kindness to me.
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She was touched by this simple act of kindness .
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We were overwhelmed by the kindness of the people there.
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What this child needs is a little love and kindness .