English
kindliness
From kindly + -ness.
A compound of kindly + -ness
Old English cynde ‘innate’
Old English cyndelīċ ‘natural, kindly’
Middle English kyndely ‘Natural, normal, unexceptional’
English kindly
Today it means
noun The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
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Etymograph / kindliness