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Kindness vs Meanness - What's the difference?

kindness | meanness |

As nouns the difference between kindness and meanness

is that kindness is the state of being kind while meanness is (uncountable) the condition, or quality, of being ; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.

kindness

English

Noun

  • The state of being kind.
  • An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.

    • meanness

    English

    Alternative forms

    * meaness

    Noun

    (es)
  • (uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being ; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
    • This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison
  • A mean act; as, to be guilty of a meanness .

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