loving-kindness

[ luhv-ing-kahynd-nis ]

/ ˈlʌv ɪŋˈkaɪnd nɪs /

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noun

tender kindness motivated by or expressing affection.

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Nearby words

lovesome, lovey, lovey-dovey, loving, loving cup, loving-kindness, lovingest, low, low beam, low blood pressure, low blow

Origin of loving-kindness

First recorded in 1525–35

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for loving-kindness

May God be good to them for their loving-kindness and warm hospitality!
Ireland Since Parnell|Daniel Desmond Sheehan
But it would be difficult to convey an adequate idea of her loving-kindness and wisdom to those who never knew her.
The Jews of Barnow|Karl Emil Franzos
We thus find compensation here, as in so much else; justice is more the masculine, loving-kindness more the feminine virtue.
The Basis of Morality|Arthur Schopenhauer
She was just, and she meant to be always kind to us; but that sort of kindness is quite different from loving-kindness.
Saxe Holm's Stories|Helen Hunt Jackson

Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
God's Plan with Men|T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin