kindhearted

[ kahynd-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈkaɪndˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.

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Origin of kindhearted

First recorded in 1525–35; kind¹ + hearted

synonym study for kindhearted

See kind¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM kindhearted

kind·heart·ed·ly, adverbkind·heart·ed·ness, nounun·kind·heart·ed, adjective

How to use kindhearted in a sentence

Submission is less a novel of ideas than a political book, and of the most subversive kind.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His discourse is now more detailed: submission, which is the meaning of islam in Arabic, gives him a kind of enjoyment.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Patrick Klugman, the deputy mayor of Paris, said: “We are living our kind of 9/11,” he said.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When I was in Holland, this is the kind of thing people feared.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

He appeared to understand however belatedly that he was in the presence of another kind of greatness.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
"She used to be so well—so bright," said Angela, who also appeared to have the desire to say something kind and comfortable.
Confidence|Henry James
What he has done in any one species or distinct kind of writing would have been sufficient to have acquired him a great name.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
I tell you, madam, most distinctly and emphatically, that it is bread pudding and the meanest kind at that.'
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kindhearted

kind-hearted

adjective

characterized by kindness; sympathetic

Derived forms of kind-hearted

kind-heartedly, adverbkind-heartedness, noun

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