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  1. kind-hearted

    Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

    See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

    Synonyms:
    benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kindhearted, kind-heartedadjective

    having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition

    "a generous and kindhearted teacher"

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  1. kind-heartedadjective

    Synonyms:
    compassionate, lenient, clement, kind

How to use kind-hearted in a sentence?

  1. Ben Crump:

    This young man was the kind of son every parent hopes for -- an honor roll student, an aspiring athlete, and a kind-hearted person who cared about others, a fun theme park visit with his football team should not have ended in tragedy.

  2. Attorney Ben Crump:

    This family is shocked and heartbroken at the loss of their son, this young man was the kind of son every parent hopes for — an honor roll student, an aspiring athlete and a kind-hearted person who cared about others. ... A fun theme park visit with his football team should not have ended in tragedy.

  3. Anne Frank:

    They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.

  4. Ben Crump:

    This family is shocked and heartbroken at the loss of their son, this young man was the kind of son every parent hopes for -- an honor roll student, an aspiring athlete, and a kind-hearted person who cared about others. Needless to say, his family is absolutely devastated.

  5. Debra Tate:

    [Bosworth is] very Sharon-like — she’s kind-hearted, gentle and generous.

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