kindhearted

[ kahynd-hahr-tid ]
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adjective
  1. having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.

Origin of kindhearted

1
First recorded in 1525–35; kind1 + hearted

synonym study For kindhearted

See kind1.

Other words from kindhearted

  • kind·heart·ed·ly, adverb
  • kind·heart·ed·ness, noun
  • un·kind·heart·ed, adjective

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How to use kindhearted in a sentence

  • It was easy to see that the tinsmith was a kind hearted man, as well as a merry and agreeable one.

    The Tin Woodman of Oz | L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for kind-hearted

kind-hearted

adjective
  1. characterized by kindness; sympathetic

Derived forms of kind-hearted

  • kind-heartedly, adverb
  • kind-heartedness, noun

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