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kindly

/ˈkaɪndli/KYND-lee
/ˈkaɪndli/KYND-lee

Meaningin a kind way

Common meaning: in a caring way

Other meanings: please

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgecynde‘natural or native’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishkinde‘natural or friendly’source
  3. Englishkind‘caring and considerate’
  4. Englishformed in English from kindkindly‘in a caring way’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from kind + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), KIND, p.315 · scan

Source words

  • gecynde Old English · source word “natural or native”

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