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I am pleased now that I have lived in a gay as well as a religious ghetto, though it hasn't been very comfortable. Taken together, their limitations cancel each other out and I have seen the world more kindly and more honestly.
Lionel Blue

Meaning of "kindly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KINDLY

kindly  [ˈkaɪndlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KINDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kindly can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES KINDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kindly in the English dictionary

The first definition of kindly in the dictionary is having a sympathetic or warm-hearted nature. Other definition of kindly is motivated by warm and sympathetic feelings. Kindly is also pleasant, mild, or agreeable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KINDLY


blindly
ˈblaɪndlɪ
Brindley
ˈbrɪndlɪ
determinedly
dɪˈtɜːmɪndlɪ
ecofriendly
ˈiːkəʊˌfrɛndlɪ
environment-friendly
ɪnˈvaɪərənməntˌfrɛndlɪ
fondly
ˈfɒndlɪ
friendly
ˈfrɛndlɪ
gay-friendly
ˈɡeɪˌfrɛndlɪ
grandly
ˈɡrændlɪ
ingrainedly
ɪnˈɡreɪndlɪ
profoundly
prəˈfaʊndlɪ
purblindly
ˈpɜːblaɪndlɪ
roundly
ˈraʊndlɪ
secondly
ˈsɛkəndlɪ
self-containedly
ˌselfkənˈteɪndlɪ
soundly
ˈsaʊndlɪ
spindly
ˈspɪndlɪ
strainedly
ˈstreɪndlɪ
unfriendly
ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ
unkindly
ʌnˈkaɪndlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KINDLY

kinder
kindergarten
kindergartener
kinderspiel
kindie
kindle
kindler
kindless
kindlessly
kindlier
kindliest
kindlily
kindliness
kindling
kindness
kindred
kindred spirit
kindredness
kindredship
kindy

WORDS THAT END LIKE KINDLY

environmentally friendly
husbandly
jocundly
moribundly
overfondly
ozone-friendly
repandly
rotundly
secundly
unsoundly
user-friendly

Synonyms and antonyms of kindly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KINDLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «kindly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of kindly

Translation of «kindly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KINDLY

Find out the translation of kindly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kindly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kindly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亲切地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amablemente
570 millions of speakers

English

kindly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कृपया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لُطْفَاً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

любезно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amavelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কল্যাণকামী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gentiment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ramah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

freundlicherweise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

親切に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

친절하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kindly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một cách tử tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனிவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रेमळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nazikçe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cortesemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprzejmie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доброзичливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu amabilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευγενικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vriendelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vennlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kindly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KINDLY»

The term «kindly» is very widely used and occupies the 10.571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KINDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kindly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kindly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kindly

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10 QUOTES WITH «KINDLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kindly.
1
John Adams
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
2
Aeschylus
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
3
Akon
What I remember the most really was just running wild there. Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don't take kindly to thieves in Africa.
4
Amos Bronson Alcott
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
5
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to triumph over old age.
6
Karen Armstrong
All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.
7
William Banting
At one time I thought the Editor of the Lancet would kindly publish a letter from me on the subject, but further reflection led me to doubt whether so insignificant an individual would be noticed without some special introduction.
8
Jodi Benson
I was doing a Broadway musical called 'Smile' with Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch in 1984/5 when it abruptly closed. Howard was in the middle of pre-production for 'The Little Mermaid,' so he kindly invited all the girls in our cast to audition for the film.
9
Lionel Blue
I am pleased now that I have lived in a gay as well as a religious ghetto, though it hasn't been very comfortable. Taken together, their limitations cancel each other out and I have seen the world more kindly and more honestly.
10
Nellie Bly
I always had a desire to know asylum life more thoroughly - a desire to be convinced that the most helpless of God's creatures, the insane, were cared for kindly and properly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KINDLY»

Discover the use of kindly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kindly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought
. What sets his study apart is his attempt to situate recent developments in a long-range historical perspective and to defend the system of free intellectual inquiry as a socially productive method of channeling prejudice."—Michiko ...
Jonathan Rauch, 1994
2
The Kindly Ones
In France it won two prestigious prizes, including the Goncourt, and has been compared to War and Peace and other great classics of literature. From the Hardcover edition.
Jonathan Littell, 2010
3
Lead, Kindly Light: Gandhi and the Way to Peace
This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.
Vincent Sheean, 2013
4
Thank You Kindly
Let this sweet little book express your gratitude for all the times a friend has lent a hand, provided prudent counsel, or offered a sympathetic ear.
Patrick Regan, 2004
5
A Kindly Providence: An Alaskan Missionary's Story, 1926-2006
"In this comprehensive and illustrated autobiography, Fr. Louis Renner, S.J., a dedicated missionary in Alaska for 40 years, tells a compelling story of a full life of service to the people and the Church in northern Alaska, a great land of ...
Louis L. Renner, 2008
6
Lead, Kindly Light: My Journey to Rome
Through his prolific and highly regarded writing, Thomas Howard's name is familiar to Protestants and Catholics alike, but many have never heard the story of his conversion to Catholicism.
Thomas Howard, 2004
7
Kindly Medicine: Physio-medicalism in America, 1836-1911
A history of this high-brow school of medicine, Physio-Medicalism.
John S. Haller, 1997
8
A kindly place?: living in sixteenth-century Scotland
How did people survive in an age of private wars, foreign invasion and uncertainty, of economic hardship and insecurity, of dislocation in religious and cultural life?This book focuses on the people of sixteenth-century Scotland as ...
Margaret H. B. Sanderson, 2002
9
A Kindly Scrutiny of Human Nature: Essays in Honour of ...
An unpublished paper about a 1930s caribou hunt in which he participated finishes the collection, giving Dick the last word.
Richard J. Preston, 2010
10
Kindly Bent to Ease Us: Wonderment
The third volume of Longchenpa's Trilogy shows the practitioner how to transcend ordinary limited perspectives using eight classic and evocative images that reveal the open nature of reality. Can be read independently of Parts One and Two.
‎1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KINDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kindly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cops: Man mocked, filmed dying teen instead of helping - WLTX.com
... can do so safely, and that rendering aid or comfort to a dying young man and his severely injured friend is a commendable and kindly act. «WLTX.com, Jul 15»
2
Blade art director led youth cartooning class at museum - Toledo …
Patrick O'Gara, retired Blade senior editor, said that Mr. Booher was different from those “'art' people [who] don't take advice from others kindly. «Toledo Blade, Jul 15»
3
A lesson we could all learn - Mount Airy News - mtairynews.com
People are arguing over whether ESPN was correct in calling Bruce Jenner a hero or, as those who are of a more contrary but kindly nature ... «Mount Airy News, Jul 15»
4
Pluses, minuses of new products | The Seattle Times
Investment advisers and fund companies hiring sub-advisers have long memories, however, and don't take kindly to being misled. They've ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
5
Michael Stapley: Because we're all dependent, Utah should pass …
History will not judge kindly an affluent society that ignores these people. The moral character of any society is defined by how well it takes care ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
6
Plant-hunter's passion for orchids led to a Columbian kidnapping …
... the 200 terracotta pots came gratis from a defunct nursery and the specimens have been kindly donated by McBean's Orchids near Lewes, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Social Anxiety Kindness Helping People Study Research - Refinery29
Randomly divided into two groups, these participants either acted kindly toward others (by doing a friend's dishes, mowing someone's lawn, ... «Refinery29, Jul 15»
8
Florida Gov't Weekly Roundup: Redistricting, Elections Heat Up …
Oh, but first Reynolds — who one could kindly guess is an extreme optimist — said he wants attorneys for lawmakers and voting-rights groups ... «NorthEscambia.com, Jul 15»
9
1860 Munich 1-2 Swansea City: Late Gomis strike seals pre-season …
... were ahead in the eighth minute when Cork rifled home after his initial header was saved and a poor defensive clearance fell kindly for him. «Goal.com, Jul 15»
10
Veep's wife could have risen above tantrums - Amaliba - Ghana Web
Her request was not taken kindly at all by the wife of the vice president. “The head teacher has shocked me…she said you lack chalk and log ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»

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