take kindly
Receive with favor
Take kindly means to receive something favorably or with good grace.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in the negative: He doesn't take kindly to criticism, She didn't take kindly to being interrupted.
To not take kindly to something is to resent it or react badly.
The rare positive form sounds folksy or ironic: I'd take kindly to a glass of water.
Receiving others warmly
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
- amenableWilling to comply
- responsiveQuick to react
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
accommodating · approachable · tolerant · flexible · adaptable · pliable · perceptive · good-natured
welcoming
Receiving others warmly
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
- amenableWilling to comply
- responsiveQuick to react
agreeable · accommodating · approachable · tolerant · flexible · adaptable · pliable · perceptive · good-natured · willing
warmly
With affection shown
delighted · satisfied · content · enthusiastic · cheerful · heartened · relieved · fond · appreciative · positive
value
Importance or price
respect · regard · enjoy · savor · treasure · prize · relish · approve · endorse · favor
take kindlyresent
Feel bitter toward
take offense · take umbrage · reject · rebuff · spurn
take kindlytake offense
Feel insulted or hurt
take exception · flare up · blow up · get one's back up · seethe
take, kindly, takes, taken, taking, taker, takers, retake, undertake