KIND-HEARTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kind-hearted mean? 

• KIND-HEARTED (adjective)
  The adjective KIND-HEARTED has 1 sense:

1. having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition

  Familiarity information: KIND-HEARTED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KIND-HEARTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition

Synonyms:

kind-hearted; kindhearted

Context example:

a generous and kindhearted teacher

Similar:

kind (having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior)

 Context examples 

Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted Munchkins, for they immediately took out their handkerchiefs and began to weep also.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

You are so generous and kind-hearted that you let people borrow, and can't say 'No' to anyone.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The kind-hearted, polite old man might then sit down and feel that he had done his duty, and made every fair lady welcome and easy.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

“To have so kind-hearted, so affectionate a sister,” replied Henry warmly, “must be a comfort to him under any distress.”

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Kind-hearted citizens caught the dogs and gathered up the scattered belongings.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

As to his character, he was reliable on duty, but a wild, desperate fellow off the deck of his ship—hot-headed, excitable, but loyal, honest, and kind-hearted.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This was not very pleasant for me, just starting for an unknown place to meet an unknown man; but every one seemed so kind-hearted, and so sorrowful, and so sympathetic that I could not but be touched.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

With the Musgroves, there was the happy chat of perfect ease; with Captain Harville, the kind-hearted intercourse of brother and sister; with Lady Russell, attempts at conversation, which a delicious consciousness cut short; with Admiral and Mrs Croft, everything of peculiar cordiality and fervent interest, which the same consciousness sought to conceal; and with Captain Wentworth, some moments of communications continually occurring, and always the hope of more, and always the knowledge of his being there.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Quite so. In dress now, for example. We are faddy people, you know—faddy but kind-hearted. If you were asked to wear any dress which we might give you, you would not object to our little whim. Heh?

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And she appears so truly good—there is something so motherly and kind-hearted about her, that it wins upon one directly.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)