'Kindliness' definitions:

Definition of 'kindliness'

From: WordNet
noun
Friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition [syn: kindliness, helpfulness]

Definition of 'Kindliness'

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