kindly

adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Of a sympathetic, helpful, or benevolent nature: a kindly interest; a gentle, kindly soul. See synonyms at kind¹.
2. Agreeable; pleasant: a kindly breeze.
3. 1. Archaic. Within the law; lawful.
   2. Obsolete. Natural to its kind.

adv.

1. Out of kindness: She kindly overlooked their mistake.
2. In a kind manner: He spoke kindly to us.
3. Pleasantly; agreeably: The sun shone kindly.
4. In an accommodating manner: Would you kindly fill in your name and address?
5. Obsolete. In a way or course that is natural; fittingly.

adjective

Characterized by kindness and concern for others: altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, good, goodhearted, kind¹, kindhearted. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.

adj

Definition: compassionate, helpful
Antonyms: cruel, disagreeable, inconsiderate, unkind, unsympathetic

adv

Definition: with compassion
Antonyms: disagreeably, harshly, inconsiderately, unkindly

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Pleasant and agreeable; Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity adv. - In a nice manner

Friends are those who treat you kindly behind your back. — Unknown

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adv. - venligt, kærligt, velvilligt, elskværdigt

idioms:

• look kindly on    se venligt på, se positivt på
• look kindly upon    se venligt på, se positivt på
• not take kindly to    ikke føle interesse for, ikke føle hengivenhed for, ikke føle sig godt tilrette

2.
adj. - venlig, kærlig, velvillig, mild, elskværdig

Nederlands (Dutch)
lief, attent, goedaardig, vriendelijk

Français (French)
1.
adv. - gentiment, avec bonté

idioms:

• look kindly on    approuver, apprécier
• look kindly upon    approuver, apprécier
• not take kindly to    ne pas apprécier (que), ne pas bien prendre (qch)

2.
adj. - bienveillant, plein de bonté, gentil (une lettre), plein de gentillesse (un traitement)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adv. - freundlich, freundlicherweise

idioms:

• look kindly on    etwas freundlich betrachten
• look kindly upon    etwas freundlich betrachten
• not take kindly to    können sich nicht mit etwas anfreunden, mögen nicht

2.
adj. - gütig, freundlich, angenehm

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευγενικός, καλοσυνάτος
adv. - ευγενικά, καλοσυνάτα

idioms:

• look kindly on    βλέπω ευνοϊκά
• look kindly upon    βλέπω ευνοϊκά
• not take kindly to    αντιδρώ σε

Italiano (Italian)
gentile, gentilmente

idioms:

• do not take kindly to    non apprezzare
• look kindly on/upon    guardare con favore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gentil, que se preocupa com os outros
adv. - carinhosamente

idioms:

• do not take kindly to    não aceitar uma situação
• look kindly on/upon    aprovar

Русский (Russian)
доброжелательно, любезно

idioms:

• do not take kindly to    встречать в штыки
• look kindly on/upon    смотреть с теплотой

Español (Spanish)
1.
adv. - amablemente, bondadosamente, favorablemente, naturalmente, gentilmente

idioms:

• look kindly on    mirar con buenos ojos
• look kindly upon    mirar con buenos ojos
• not take kindly to    no aceptar algo de buen grado, tomar a disgusto, no tomar algo en forma favorable

2.
adj. - bondadoso, benévolo, amable, natural

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vänlig, välvillig, mild, behaglig
adv. - vänligt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
和蔼的, 爽快的, 温和的, 温和地, 亲切地

idioms:

• look kindly on    以赞许的态度看待某事物或人
• look kindly upon    以赞许的态度看待某事物或人
• not take kindly to    不乐意的...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 和藹的, 爽快的, 溫和的
adv. - 溫和地, 親切地

idioms:

• look kindly on    以讚許的態度看待某事物或人
• look kindly upon    以讚許的態度看待某事物或人
• not take kindly to    不樂意的...

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adv. - 친절하게, 진심으로, 제발

idioms:

• look kindly on    ~을 지지하다, ~을 인정하다

2.
adj. - 친절한, 인정 많은, 온화한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 親切な, 快い
adv. - 親切に, 親切にも, お願いですから, 快く, 心から

idioms:

• do not take kindly to    進んで受け入れない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملائم - جيد (ظرف) بقبول حسن, بعطف, بصدر رحب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮באדיבות, אנא, בבקשה‬
adj. - ‮ידידותי, חביב, נעים‬

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