kindly

(kīnd'lē)
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.

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as used to introduce a formal request (You are kindly requested to refrain from smoking / Kindly refrain from smoking), now has a dated sound to it, and it is never quite clear who it is who is being kind (a point Fowler noticed in 1926). A modern alternative, often seen for example on notices in restaurants and taxis, uses the style Thank you for not smoking, which is thought to be more effective in its direct assumption of compliance.

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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

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

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For a list of words related to kindly, see:

• Warm, Friendly, Sensitive, or Loving

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See words rhyming with "kindly."

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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