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How to spell kindness

Kindness is spelled K-I-N-D-N-E-S-S. The part people get wrong: double S.

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.

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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