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Definition: Loving-kindness |
Loving-kindnessNoun1. Tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "loving-kindness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1385. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Benevolence | Good nature, good feeling, good wishes; kindness, kindliness; Adjective: loving-kindness, benignity, brotherly love, charity, humanity, fellow-feeling, sympathy: goodness of heart, warmth of heart; bonhomie; kind-heartedness; amiability, milk of human kindness, tenderness; love; friendship. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Loving-kindness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 75.00% of the time. "Loving-kindness" is used about 4 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 75% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 25% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "loving-kindness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 爱恋仁慈. (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | nyájasság (affability, comeliness, friendliness, gentry, honey, kindness, suavity). (various references) | ||||||||||
Korean | 사랑하 있 친 . (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | oving-kindnesslay lòng trìu mến, sự chăm sóc âu yếm. (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 31, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oti fwnh kekragotwn ex wrwnaim oleqroV kai suntrimma mega |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Longe Dominus apparuit mihi et in caritate perpetua dilexi te ideo adtraxi te miserans |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Aferr the Lord aperede to me, and in euere lastende charite Y louede thee; therfore Y rewende droy thee. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The LORD appeared of old to me, saying, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | From far away he saw the Lord: my love for you is an eternal love: so with mercy I have made you come with me. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 31, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Si Jehova sa kanhi pa nagpakita kanako, nga nagaingon: Oo, gihigugma ko ikaw sa usa ka gugma nga walay katapusan: busa uban sa mahigugmaong-kalolot gidani ko ikaw. |
| Croatian | Iz daljine mu se Jahve ukaza: Ljubavlju vjeènom ljubim te, zato ti saèuvah milost. |
| Danish | i det fjerne åbenbarede HERREN sig for dem: Jeg elsked dig med evig Kærlighed, drog dig derfor i Nåde. |
| Dutch | De HEERE is mij verschenen van verre tijden! Ja, Ik heb u liefgehad met een eeuwige liefde; daarom heb Ik u getrokken met goedertierenheid. |
| Finnish | Kaukaa ilmestyy minulle Herra: "Iankaikkisella rakkaudella minä olen sinua rakastanut, sentähden minä olen vetänyt sinua puoleeni armosta. |
| French | De loin l`Éternel se montre moi: Je t`aime d`un amour éternel; C`est pourquoi je te conserve ma bonté. |
| German | Der HERR ist mir erschienen von ferne: Ich habe dich je und je geliebt; darum habe ich dich zu mir gezogen aus lauter Güte. |
| Haitian Creole | Byen lwen, Seyè a te fè m' wè li. Li t'ap di: Nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl, mwen p'ap janm sispann renmen nou. Se poutèt sa m'ap toujou aji byen ak nou. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | dari jauh Aku menampakkan diri-Ku kepada mereka. Hai umat Israel, sejak dulu Aku selalu mengasihi kamu, dan untuk seterusnya Aku akan tetap menunjukkan bahwa Aku selalu mengasihi kamu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa Tuhan sudah kelihatan kepada-Ku dari jauh; tegal Aku mengasihi akan dikau dengan kasih yang kekal, sebab itu Aku membujuk engkau dengan kemurahan-Ku. |
| Italian | Da lontano gli è apparso il Signore: «Ti ho amato di amore eterno, per questo ti conservo ancora piet . |
| Maori | I puta mai a Ihowa ki ahau i mua noa atu, i mea mai, Ae ra, he aroha pumau toku i aroha ai ahau ki a koe: na reira te atawhai i kukume ai ahau i a koe. |
| Norwegian | Fra det fjerne har Herren åpenbaret sig for mig: Ja, med evig kjærlighet har jeg elsket dig; derfor har jeg latt min miskunnhet mot dig vare ved. |
| Portuguese | De longe o Senhor me apareceu, dizendo: Pois que com amor eterno te amei, também com benignidade te atraí. |
| Rumanian | ,,Domnul mi Se aratq de departe: ,Te iubesc cu o iubire vecinicq; deaceea kyi pqstrez bunqtatea Mea! |
| Spanish | Jehovah me ha aparecido desde hace mucho tiempo, diciendo: "Con amor eterno te he amado; por tanto, te he prolongado mi misericordia. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "loving-kindness" (pronounced 'Lov"ing-kind"ness'): Abruptness, Abstruseness, Absurdness, Acuteness, Adaptness, Adeptness, Adroitness, Adultness, Albiness, Alertness, Allness, Aloneness, Aloofness, Animoseness, Antiqueness, Apartness, Apertness, Aptness, Archness, Arguteness, Augustness, Austereness, Averseness, Badness, Baldness, Bareness, Baseness, Bigness, Blackness, Blandness, Blankness, Blindness, Blitheness, Blondness, Blueness, Bluffness, Bluntness, Boldness, Braveness, Briefness, brightness, Briskness, Broadness, Brownness, Brusqueness, Bruteness, Budgeness, Business, Calmness, Cavalierness. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-g-i-i-k-l-n-n-n-o-s-s-v" | |
-4 letters: dissolving, enkindling, evildoings, kindliness, kingliness, livingness, lovingness, novelising. | |
-5 letters: devilkins, dinginess, envisions, evildoing, gneissoid, godliness, kindlings, kingsides, lessoning, lividness, nonliving, sniveling. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 6F 76 69 6E 67 2D 6B 69 6E 64 6E 65 73 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01101111 01110110 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101101 01101011 01101001 01101110 01100100 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L o v i n g - k i n d n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 006F 0076 0069 006E 0067 002D 006B 0069 006E 0064 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)468188758073157775807080718585 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Usage Frequency 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Bible Trace 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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