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Definition: KIND-HEARTED |
KIND-HEARTEDAdjective1. Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; as, a kind-hearted landlord. |
Date "KIND-HEARTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1609. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Benevolence | Warm-hearted, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, large-hearted, broad-hearted; merciful; charitable, beneficent, humane, benignant; bounteous, bountiful. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: KIND-HEARTED |
| English words defined with "KIND-HEARTED": Kind-heartedness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "KIND-HEARTED": Balwhidder ♦ Jarndyce, Jarvie ♦ Man of Feeling. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | A Kind-Hearted Bootblack (1907) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Columbia's noble soldier boys--as kind-hearted as brave--American giving water to wounded Japanese after Battle of Tientsin, China. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "KIND-HEARTED" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "KIND-HEARTED" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 26 | 68,323 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "KIND-HEARTED": over-kind-hearted. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "KIND-HEARTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 惇 , 敦 (place name), 善良 (good and honest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hyväsydäminen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καλόκαρδος (good-humoured). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | sangat baik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 仁慈 (benevolence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じ"じ (benevolence, human affairs, personnel affairs). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | meiygh-chreeagh (soft-hearted), dooie-chreeagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ind-heartedkay мягкосердечный (kindhearted, softhearted, soft-hearted, tenderhearted, tender-hearted, weakhearted), добрый (beneficent, big-hearted, genial, gentle, good, good hearted, good natured, gracious, kind, kindhearted, kindly, open-hearted, tenderhearted, tender-hearted, warm-hearted). (various references) bondadoso (benignant, kind, kind hearted, kindly, soft-hearted, warmhearted). (various references) godhjärtad (good-hearted, kind, kind hearted, kindly). (various references) ใจบุญ (magnanimous). (various references) tốt bụng (good-hearted, good-natured), có lòng tốt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | benevolentia. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Lamentations Chapter 4, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | CeireV gunaikwn oiktirmonwn hyhsan ta paidia autwn egenhqhsan eiV brwsin autaiV en tw suntrimmati thV qugatroV laou mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | IOTH manus mulierum misericordium coxerunt filios suos facti sunt cibus earum in contritione filiae populi mei |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Joth. The hondus of merciful wymmen setheden ther sonus; mad thei ben the metus of hem in the contricioun of the doyter of my puple. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children: they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The hands of kind-hearted women have been boiling their children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Lamentations Chapter 4, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | Ang mga kamot sa makalolooy nga mga babaye nanaglata sa kaugalingon nilang mga anak: Sila nahimo nga ilang kalan-on sa pagkalaglag sa anak nga babaye sa akong katawohan. |
| Croatian | Žene, tako nježne, kuhaše djecu svoju, njima se hraniše za propasti Kæeri naroda moga. |
| Danish | Blide kvinders Hænder kogte deres Børn; da mit Folks Datter brød sammen, blev de dem til Føde. |
| Dutch | Jod. De handen der barmhartige vrouwen hebben haar kinderen gekookt; zij zijn haar tot spijze geworden in de verbreking der dochter mijns volks. |
| Finnish | Armeliaat vaimot keittivät omin käsin lapsiansa: ne tulivat heille ruuaksi tyttären, minun kansani, sortuessa. |
| French | Les femmes, malgré leur tendresse, Font cuire leurs enfants; Ils leur servent de nourriture, Au milieu du désastre de la fille de mon peuple. |
| German | Es haben die barmherzigsten Weiber ihre Kinder selbst müssen kochen, daß sie zu essen hätten im Jammer der Tochter meines Volks. |
| Haitian Creole | Manman ki te renmen pitit yo anpil, koulye a, yo kwit yo pou yo manje. Lè malè a tonbe sou pèp mwen an, se sa yo fè pou yo pa mouri grangou. |
| Hungarian | Irgalmas anyák kezei megfõzték gyermekeiket, hogy azok eledeleik legyenek az én népem leányának romlásakor. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sangat dahsyat bencana itu yang menimpa umatku sehingga ibu-ibu yang berhati lembut merebus anak sendiri untuk pengisi perut. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tangan perempuan yang memang sayang perangainya, itu sudah merebus anaknya, dikenyangkannya dirinya dengan dagingnya pada masa kepecahan puteri bangsa-Ku. |
| Italian | Mani di donne, gia inclini a piet , hanno cotto i loro bambini, che sono serviti loro di cibo nel disastro della figlia del mio popolo. |
| Maori | Ko nga wahine, ko te hunga aroha, kei te kohua i a ratou tamariki ki o ratou ringa: he kai era ma ratou i te wawahanga o te tamahine a toku iwi. |
| Norwegian | Ømhjertede kvinner kokte selv sine egne barn, de tjente dem til føde da mitt folks datter gikk under. |
| Rumanian | Femeile, cu toatq mila lor, kwi fierb copiii, cari le slujesc ca hranq, kn mijlocul prqpqdului fiicei poporului meu. |
| Russian | тХЛЙ НСЗЛПУЕТ"ЩИ ЦЕОЭЙО ЧБТЙМЙ "ЕФЕК УЧПЙИ, ЮФП'Щ ПОЙ 'ЩМЙ "МС ОЙИ ЙЭЕА ЧП ЧТЕНС ЗЙ'ЕМЙ "ЭЕТЙ ОБТП"Б НПЕЗП. |
| Spanish | Las manos de las mujeres compasivas cocinaron a sus propios hijos. Ellos les sirvieron de comida en medio del quebranto de la hija de mi pueblo. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: kindhearted. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-e-h-i-k-n-r-t" | |
-2 letters: detrained, herniated, inearthed. | |
-3 letters: adherend, adherent, ankerite, antherid, daikered, dakerhen, darkened, dendrite, detained, detainer, dithered, hankered, hardened, harkened, herniate, hindered, neatherd, retained, threaded, tinkered. | |
-4 letters: adhered, airthed, antired, arenite, dandier, deaired, derated, detrain, diehard, diether, drained, earthed, earthen, endited, hairnet, handier, headier, hearken, hearted, hearten, hektare, herniae, ideated, inearth, inhered, keratin, kernite, kindred. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-e-h-i-k-n-r-t" | |
+2 letters: kindheartedly. | |
+4 letters: kindheartedness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 49 4E 44 2D 48 45 41 52 54 45 44 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01001001 01001110 01000100 00101101 01001000 01000101 01000001 01010010 01010100 01000101 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K I N D - H E A R T E D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 0049 004E 0044 002D 0048 0045 0041 0052 0054 0045 0044 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)454348381542393552543938 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Bible Trace 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Indonesies, indonezian, الماليزي أحد أبناء ماليزيا, اللغة الأندونيسية, Indonesiu, индонезийски език, индонезийски, 印度尼西亚语, 印度尼西亞語 , indonéský, indonéština, indonésan, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesiskt, indonesialainen, indonésien, Yndonesysk, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア", 인도네시아, Indoneesagh, indonésio, indonésia, индонезийский, индонезиец, Indtasisian, indonezijski, indonežanin, indonesio, indones, Indonesyo, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya, індонезі"ць, індонезійський, індонезійська мова, індонезійка, người In-ddô-nê-xi-a tiếng In-ddô-nê-xi-a, for Indonesian; gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx; Russies, Rus, الروسية, روسي, اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Sweeds, suedez, اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish; Tailandes, 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰国, 泰 , thailænder, Thailander, Thai, Thais, thailendskt, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, 泰語 , たい", 타이 말, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, คนไทย, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tayland, Tai Dili, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський, for Thai; Vietnamees, vietnamez, vietnamisht, виетнамски език, виетнамски, Vietnamis, 越南語 , 越南 , 越南语, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamec, vietnamština, vietnameser, vjetmanskt, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, Fjetnameesk, vietnamese, vietnamesisch, Vietnamesin, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, ベトナ 人 , ベトナ じ", 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnam, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt, for Vietnamese; |