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