What is kindness in spanish

Pronunciation /ˈkaɪn(d)nəs/ /ˈkʌɪn(d)nəs/

See Spanish definition of amabilidad

  • (quality)

    kindness to sb amabilidad para con algn

    kindness toward sb amabilidad para con algn

    his kindness to / toward us su amabilidad para con nosotros

    • A special thank you to neighbors and friends for their kindness, support and help.
    • Thank you to the Counsells and Beardsleys for their kindness and generosity and hospitality.
    • The couple say they have been left speechless by the kindness and generosity of friends and neighbours.
    • These awards were given to them for their kindness and generosity to their neighbours.
    • A sincere thank you to our family and friends for their kindness on this occasion.
    • Everyone's kindness and generosity is very much appreciated by all concerned.
    • He was known for his kindness and generosity and his concern for the young.
    • But people need to be treated with kindness, compassion and support, not as criminals.
    • And a huge thank you for all your kindness and generosity within this department.
    • This shows tolerance, acceptance and kindness, whether you support his view or not.
    • We experienced the warmth and kindness of the local people who soon became our friends.
    • The joy, the support, the care and kindness that this man showed was completely amazing.
    • Her kindness and generosity go way beyond what is expected of any human being.
    • The kindness and generosity of people I have never met leaves me lost for words.
    • Its time to treat yourself with the same kindness and care you give others.
    • Their spirituality resides in values of neighbourliness, kindness, community and family.
    • Part of the problem with kindness and compassion is that they often present as weak and empty virtues.
    • It is only in the last few days that stories have emerged of his quiet acts of kindness and thoughtfulness.
    • Noted for her kindness and courtesy, Catherine was very much at home in her chosen vocation.
    • Doreen was renowned for her caring and compassionate nature and her kindness to so many people.

  • (act)

    we are grateful for their many kindnesses les estamos agradecidos por sus muchos favores / detalles

    • it was a kindness not to tell him the truth fue piadoso no decirle la verdad

    • I don't know exactly what my father hoped to accomplish by denying us this most basic of human kindnesses.
    • I grew to love and respect Xavier, who showed me many small kindnesses like tying my shoe-laces, wiping my nose or offering me the odd sweet.
    • And so, rather than make a simple barter or exchange between two people, we'd be part of a chain of kindnesses, passed on from one person to another, and that chain would be unbroken as long as people just kept doing it.
    • The crotchety and the crooked have their vulnerabilities and kindnesses, and no-one is wholly good or bad.
    • The family thanks them all for their many kindnesses, good wishes, and expressions of sympathy; and wishes that in lieu of flowers, they make a donation to a charity of their choice.
    • The dangers, the diseases, the unexpected kindnesses and harsh brutality met by the travellers are pieced together from their letters and journals in a story as gripping as fiction.
    • There were a ton of celebrities, who dropped what they were doing to come to pay respects, amazing stories and recollections of kindnesses long past.
    • I don't know them but I appreciate their kindnesses to her.
    • It's also about remembering someone who, whatever her faults, performed more kindnesses to more people than most of us will get round to meeting in lifetimes twice as long.
    • All their little kindnesses, the shared meals, the pre-war adventures, the down moments, all lost.
    • It's a bruising headlong rush - all kindnesses abandoned on the cutting-room floor.
    • Before you had it even formulated in your mind, she had offered to help and, sadly, we never had a chance to return so many kindnesses.
    • People believed that filial piety was the first of all kindnesses.
    • Strangers extend kindnesses at unlikely times and can make you feel so good.
    • But I feel such greed would have not been the correct response to the kindnesses I had already been shown.
    • She asked each of us to give her a list of kindnesses that we had done for other people.
    • We have experienced the prayers and kindnesses of so very many friends, near and far.
    • One of his kindnesses was commissioning a review of my book, which appears in this issue.
    • Michael was conducting the three-site tour in English especially for me, and I am indebted for that and many additional kindnesses from him and others.
    • I would like to thank you now for your kindnesses as I will be gone before you rise.

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2022:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
kindness n (good nature)bondad nf
  amabilidad nf
 Ben's kindness made him a good doctor.
 La bondad de Ben hizo de él un buen médico.
kindness n (good deed)bondad nf
  amabilidad nf
 Sean wanted to find a way to repay his friend's kindness.
 Sean quería encontrar la manera de recompensar la bondad de su amigo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2022:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
act of kindness n (favour, considerate gesture)acto de generosidad grupo nom
  gesto de amabilidad grupo nom
 In an act of kindness he gave me his sandwich.
 En un acto de generosidad me dio su sándwich.
kill [sb] with kindness v expr figurative (overdo efforts to be kind) (coloquial)matar de amabilidad loc verb
loving kindness n (affection and consideration)cariño nm
 A good husband always treats his wife with loving kindness.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Desde que nos casamos ha dejado de tratarme con cariño.
  dulce amabilidad nf
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. La amaba profundamente y siempre la trataba con dulce amabilidad.
  bondad amorosa nf
 Un buen cónyuge debe tratar a su esposa con bondad amorosa y profundo respeto.
milk of human kindness expr (kindness toward fellow humans)bondad nf
  amabilidad nf
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Synonyms: compassion, benevolence, generosity, charity, goodwill, more...

Collocations: [sheer, pure, genuine, real] kindness, [deeds, acts, actions] of kindness, kindness to [others, strangers, guests, visitors, animals, children], more...


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