n. 1. Natural inclination; natural course. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words. [ 1913 Webster ] In kind a father, but not in kindliness. Sackville. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of weather, or of a season. [ 1913 Webster ] Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ] |