kindnesses
Thoughtful gestures given
Kindnesses is the plural of kindness, referring to individual acts of goodwill or consideration toward others.
Where kindness is the general quality, kindnesses counts specific instances: I'll never forget the many kindnesses she showed me during my illness.
The word often appears in expressions of gratitude for accumulated small gestures.
Expressive body movements
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- courtesiesPolite social behaviors
- good deedsHelpful, moral actions
- helping handsVoluntary assistance from others
considerations · benevolences · services · accommodations · generosities · charities · mercies · graces
- tokensCurrency substitutes
- nicetiesDelicate points of conduct
- sweetnessesPlural pleasant taste qualities
- smilesPleased facial expressions
gentle words · compliments · encouragements · check-ins · notes · cards · flowers · treats
People unknown to you
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
spontaneous · unplanned · unprompted · unrequested · unsolicited · gratuitous · unconditional · selfless
Feelings of caring concern
- empathiesCapacities for shared emotion
- sympathiesFeelings of pity shared
- understandingsShared knowledge or agreements
- warmthsPlural of thermal comfort
tendernesses · affections · fondnesses · cordialities · amiabilities · hospitalities · welcomes · civilities
gestures
Expressive body movements
- favorsPreferences or courtesies
- courtesiesPolite social behaviors
- good deedsHelpful, moral actions
helping hands · considerations · benevolences · services · accommodations · generosities · charities · mercies · graces · attentions
little things
- tokensCurrency substitutes
- nicetiesDelicate points of conduct
- sweetnessesPlural pleasant taste qualities
gentle words · smiles · compliments · encouragements · check-ins · notes · cards · flowers · treats · hugs
strangers
People unknown to you
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
serendipitous · spontaneous · unplanned · unprompted · unrequested · unsolicited · gratuitous · unconditional · selfless · altruistic
compassions
Feelings of caring concern
- empathiesCapacities for shared emotion
- sympathiesFeelings of pity shared
- understandingsShared knowledge or agreements
warmths · tendernesses · affections · fondnesses · cordialities · amiabilities · hospitalities · welcomes · civilities · pleasantries
- kindnessesgood deeds, generosity, helpfulness, sympathy, consideration
kindnessescruelties
Harsh, harmful acts
cruelty · malice · meannesses · brutalities · atrocities
kindnessesseverities
States of harsh intensity
roughnesses · hardnesses · callousness · coldness · roughness
kindnessesselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
stinginess · greed · meanness · pettiness · self-centeredness
- loving kindnessAffectionate goodwill toward others
- kill with kindnessHarm through excessive care
- killing with kindnessHarm through excessive benevolence
- cruel kindness
- killed with kindnessHarmed by excessive generosity
- human kindness