How to spell kindness

hear itkind·ness/'kaɪndnɪs/nounPrefixes and work

What it means: The quality of being friendly, generous, and caring.

In a sentence: Kindness is like a warm hug for the heart.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double s. Often misspelled as kindnes or kidness.

Same family: kindly, unkind, kindhearted, kindlier, kindest. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Kindness” comes from the Old English word “kyndnes,” which originally meant “nation” or “family,” and later developed the sense of treating others as if they were your own kin or family.

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