KINDNESS


Meaning of KINDNESS in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an act of kindness/love

We were grateful for her act of kindness.

kindness/generosity etc personified

Bertha was kindness personified.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

great

This did not worry him; after all, the Arabs had already shown him great kindness .

Emperor Frederick showed him great kindness and asked what reward he wanted for playing so well upon the bagpipes.

Their great kindness has helped members enjoy a holiday they will never forget.

Over the succeeding years he repaid their great kindness with massive generosity.

Then, great kindness and great love were only to be expected and accepted.

I don't know if he ever guessed my feelings but he always treated me with great kindness and understanding.

human

And the milk of human kindness ... Hickory gets used to a new mum.

It is not a thought soggy with the milk of human kindness .

■ VERB

kill

He'd kill me with kindness .

They killed him with kindness , and it didn't do Blackburn much good either.

Plaudits are nice; this time, however, Mr Patten must have wondered if he was not being killed by kindness .

Enormous helpings to kill you with kindness .

show

This did not worry him; after all, the Arabs had already shown him great kindness .

Only one showed him any kindness was Mosie Pick, the gutter-rag fencer of old cups and dented silver.

This revelation enables us to show kindness to others.

The kind of lonely that makes you latch on to anyone who shows the slightest kindness .

Emperor Frederick showed him great kindness and asked what reward he wanted for playing so well upon the bagpipes.

To show this kindness they had to appear off colour in the first half.

The only person in the world who continued to show her unfailing kindness was Corporal John Carrow.

And surprising people show surprising acts of kindness to those in my situation.

thank

A joyful Lou called Melissa to thank her for her kindness and to say that Rick was now reconciled with his parents.

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

Enormous helpings to kill you with kindness.

He'd kill me with kindness.

They killed him with kindness, and it didn't do Blackburn much good either.

the milk of human kindness

And the milk of human kindness ... Hickory gets used to a new mum.

It is not a thought soggy with the milk of human kindness.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

I shall never forget her kindness to me.

She was touched by this simple act of kindness .

We were overwhelmed by the kindness of the people there.

What this child needs is a little love and kindness .

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.