1. loving-kindness
noun. tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection.
Antonyms
- thoughtlessness
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2. peace-loving
adjective. inclined or disposed to peace.
Synonyms
- peaceable
Antonyms
- unquiet
- violent
3. water-loving
adjective. (of plants) flourishing with lots of water.
Antonyms
- ill
4. acid-loving
adjective. thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7).
Synonyms
- aciduric
- acidophilous
5. home-loving
adjective. devoted to home duties and pleasures.
Antonyms
- foreign
6. rock-loving
adjective. of plants that flourish in a rocky environment.
Antonyms
- ill
7. kindness
noun. ['ˈkaɪndnəs'] tendency to be kind and forgiving.
Synonyms
- forgivingness
- mercifulness
Antonyms
- dormant
- inactivity
- inactiveness
Etymology
- -ness (English)
- kind (English)
- cynde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. kindness
noun. ['ˈkaɪndnəs'] a kind act.
Synonyms
- endearment
- action
- benefaction
- consideration
- favour
- benevolence
- pardon
- thoughtfulness
- benignity
- favor
- cupboard love
Antonyms
- sink
- source
- stabilisation
- stabilization
Etymology
- -ness (English)
- kind (English)
- cynde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. kindness
noun. ['ˈkaɪndnəs'] the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic.
Synonyms
- good
- generosity
- unkind
- loving-kindness
- consideration
- generousness
- goodness
- kind
- thoughtfulness
- considerateness
Antonyms
- inconsideration
- unkindness
- evil
- evilness
- kind
- unkind
- stinginess
Etymology
- -ness (English)
- kind (English)
- cynde (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. loving
adjective. ['ˈlʌvɪŋ'] feeling or showing love and affection.
Synonyms
- captivated
- infatuated
- enamored
- loverly
- potty
- in love
- overfond
- warmhearted
- taken with
- amative
- affectionate
- amatory
- idolatrous
- warm
- loveable
- touchy-feely
- soft on
- fond
- committed
- doting
- smitten
- lovable
- charmed
- loverlike
- adoring
- tenderhearted
- uxorious
- passionate
- attached
- amorous
- tender
- romantic
Antonyms
- coldhearted
- unattached
- hateful
- unloving
Example sentences of the word loving-kindness
1. Noun Phrase
The meditation of loving kindness helps Buddhists adhere to their first precept, which forbids causing harm to any living thing.
2. Noun Phrase
So until your boyfriend agrees to give up his cigarettes, you'll need to be patient and shower him with loving kindness.
3. Noun Phrase
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness.