01 n. Natural inclination; natural course.
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Natural inclination; natural course.[Obs.]
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The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words.“In kind a father, but not in kindliness.” — Sackville.
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Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season.“Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons.” — Whitlock.