"kindful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more kindful [comparative], most kindful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English kindeful, kyndeful, equivalent to kind + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kindeful}} Middle English kindeful, {{m|enm|kyndeful}} kyndeful, {{suffix|en|kind|ful|pos=adjective}} kind + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} kindful (comparative more kindful, superlative most kindful)
  1. (obsolete) Natural. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-kindful-en-adj-O20hRm~U
  2. (UK dialectal) Of, relating to, or denoting a specified kind or sort; kindly. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-kindful-en-adj-pZrN2FBz Categories (other): British English, English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 19 51 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 67 16
  3. Of natural disposition or affections; kind.
    Sense id: en-kindful-en-adj-Kepz1tam
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kindiful

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for kindful meaning in English (2.3kB)

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