Kindliness
Pronunciation : Kind"li*ness
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] Milton.
2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words. In kind a father, but not in kindliness. Sackville.
3. Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season. Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons. Whitlock.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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