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Kindliness vs Forgiving - What's the difference?

kindliness | forgiving |

As nouns the difference between kindliness and forgiving

is that kindliness is the state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby while forgiving is an act of forgiveness.

As an adjective forgiving is

inclined to forgive.

As a verb forgiving is

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kindliness

English

Noun

  • The state of feeling kindly towards someone or something, or the actions inspired thereby.
  • :Elmo looked upon his only granddaughter with kindliness , and often relented to her demands for chocolate.

    • Synonyms

    *charitability *friendliness

    See also

    *favor

    forgiving

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inclined to forgive.
    • I am not very forgiving .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of forgiveness.
  • * 1996 , Bernard P. Dauenhauer, Citizenship in a Fragile World (page 58)
    • And I receive your forgiveness only from you. A group's promises and forgivings are nothing more than the sum of its individual members' promises and forgivings.