kindhearted

[kahynd-hahr-tid]

adjective

1. having or showing sympathy or kindness.

   a kindhearted woman.

Other Word Forms

• kindheartedly adverb
• kindheartedness noun
• unkindhearted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of kindhearted¹

First recorded in 1525–35; kind ¹ + hearted

Synonym Study

See kind ¹.

Example Sentences

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.

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His affability was undeniable, largely because Candy was as kindhearted and authentic in real life as he was onscreen.

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“Everyone will say he was kindhearted and generous and supportive, a person of integrity, a hard worker,” said Simon Li, a former editor at The Times who worked with Holley on the foreign desk.

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So would Emerson want to play someone kindhearted for a change?

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There are still many kindhearted people in Seattle!

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Related Words

• considerate 
• gracious 
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