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a would-be kindness

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  • would-be — would′ be adj. 1) wishing or pretending to be: a would be wit[/ex] 2) intended to be: a would be kindness[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 …   From formal English to slang

  • would-be — /wood bee /, adj. 1. wishing or pretending to be: a would be wit. 2. intended to be: a would be kindness. n. 3. a person who wishes or pretends to be something: Opera singers and would bes should practice at least four hours a day. [1250 1300; ME …   Universalium

  • would-be — /ˈwʊd bi / (say wood bee) adjective 1. wishing or pretending to be: a would be wit; *Australian practice of interviewing applicants, thus giving an opportunity to question a would be immigrant whose story seems dubious. –geoffrey blainey, 1984. 2 …  

  • Kindness — is the act or the state of charitable behavior to other people.In philosophy and cultureKindness is considered to be one of the Knightly Virtues, and is a recognized value in many cultures and religions (see ethics in religion). It is considered… …   Wikipedia

  • kindness — kind|ness [ˈkaındnıs] n 1.) [U] kind behaviour towards someone ▪ I can t thank you enough for your kindness. 2.) a kind action do sb a kindness ▪ It would be doing him a kindness to tell him the truth. →kill sb with kindness at ↑kill1 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • kindness — noun 1 (U) kind behaviour towards someone: I can t thank you enough for your kindness. 2 (C) a kind action: do sb a kindness: It would be doing him a kindness to tell him the truth. see also: kill sb with kindness kill 1 (11) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • kindness —    obsolete    bribery    Another form of consideration:     ... what hath passed between us of kindness to hold his tongue. (Pepys, 1668 he was worried that the person who had bribed him would talk about it) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • The Kindness Offensive — (also known as TKO) is a group based in North London, England, which is renowned for practicing large scale random acts of kindness for unsuspecting members of the public. The stated purpose of The Kindness Offensive is to ‘Practice random… …   Wikipedia

  • A Complicated Kindness — infobox Book | name = A Complicated Kindness title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Miriam Toews cover artist = country = Canada language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Alfred A. Knopf, Canada release …   Wikipedia

  • The Kindness of Strangers (Heroes) — Infobox Television episode Caption= Maya and Alejandro find Sylar. Title= The Kindness of Strangers Series=Heroes Season=2 Episode=4 Airdate= 15 October, 2007 Production=204 Writer= Tim Kring Director=Adam Kane Guests=Cristine Rose Ashley Crow… …   Wikipedia

  • Who Would Have Thought It? — is a novel written by María Ruiz de Burton and published in 1872.This novel was the first to be written in English by a Mexican living in the United States. [Harvnb|Rivera|2006|p= 82] It details the struggles of a Mexican born girl, Lola, in an… …   Wikipedia

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