1. (n.) The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.

2. (n.) A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness.

accommodatingness act of grace act of kindness advantageousness affability agreeableness aid amiability amiableness amicability amicableness amity assistance auspiciousness benefaction beneficence beneficialness benefit benevolence benignity blessing charitableness charity class clemency cogency commiseration compassion complaisance compliance condolence condonation congeniality consideration cordiality courtesy decency desert dispensation disregard excellence expedience fairness favor favorableness feeling fineness first-rateness forbearance forgiveness forgivingness friendliness friendship generosity generousness geniality gentleness good deed good offices good turn goodliness goodness grace graciosity graciousness healthiness helpfulness hospitality humaneness humanity indulgence kind deed kind offices kindliness kindly act labor of love leniency long-suffering longanimity love magnanimity mercy merit mitigation mitzvah neighborlikeness neighborliness niceness obligation obligingness office overlooking pardon pathos patience peaceableness philanthropy pity pleasantness profitableness quality quarter relief reprieve rewardingness ruth self-pity service skillfulness sociability soundness superiority sympathy tenderness thoughtfulness tolerance turn understanding unhostility unrevengefulness usefulness validity value virtue virtuousness warmth well-affectedness wholeness worth