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kindhearted

American  
[kahynd-hahr-tid] / ˈkaɪndˈhɑr tɪd /

adjective

  1. having or showing sympathy or kindness.

    a kindhearted woman.


Related Words

See kind 1.

Other Word Forms

  • kindheartedly adverb
  • kindheartedness noun
  • unkindhearted adjective

Etymology

Origin of kindhearted

First recorded in 1525–35; kind 1 + hearted

Example Sentences

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What “Black Dahlia” ultimately imprints on its readers is Short’s vulnerability and desperation, someone more restless than “man-crazy,” more kindhearted than “cold.”

From Los Angeles Times

Press, described their son as “a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pretti's parents said in a statement he was "a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends."

From Barron's

Johnny Depp, making another appearance in this book, plays the title character, “born” with scissors for hands, who comes down from his castle to live with the kindhearted Boggs family.

From Salon

Yet when she spoke, her tone was chatty, as if it were some other kindhearted housekeeper who had just been overcome with tears for the twelfth time that day.

From Literature