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kind-hearted

/ˌkaɪnd ˈhɑːtɪd/adjective

उच्चारण काइन्ड हार्टिड

दयालु, नेकदिल, कोमल-हृदय

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    kind and generous to other people

    दयालु, नेकदिल, कोमल-हृदय

    • Radhika is a kind-hearted girl who always helps her classmates.
    • a kind-hearted old doctor
    • The kind-hearted shopkeeper gave the beggar a free meal.
    + 2 more examples
    • We are lucky to have such a kind-hearted neighbour.
    • Kind-hearted people donated blankets to the flood victims.

    Synonyms kind compassionate generous benevolent warm-hearted

    Opposite cruel heartless hard-hearted unkind

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

kind-hearted (adjective)

It describes a person whose nature is to be kind and generous; it can come before a noun or after 'be'.

यह उस व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जिसका स्वभाव दयालु और उदार है; यह noun से पहले या 'be' के बाद आ सकता है।

  • She is a kind-hearted teacher.
  • The shopkeeper is very kind-hearted.

kind-hearted + to / towards

Use 'to' or 'towards' for the person who receives the kindness.

जिसे दया मिलती है उसके लिए 'to' या 'towards' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • He was kind-hearted to every stray dog.

kind-hearted (hyphenated compound)

It is written with a hyphen, as a compound adjective, and is not split into two words.

इसे यौगिक adjective के रूप में hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है, दो शब्दों में नहीं।

  • Radhika's kind-hearted neighbour fed us during the flood.

kind-hearted vs kind

Kind-hearted stresses a lasting generous nature; kind can describe a single act or a mood.

Kind-hearted स्थायी उदार स्वभाव पर ज़ोर देता है; kind किसी एक कार्य या मनोदशा का वर्णन भी कर सकता है।

  • It was kind of him to help, and he is truly kind-hearted.

comparative / superlative

Use more kind-hearted and the most kind-hearted; the forms kinder-hearted are rare.

More kind-hearted और the most kind-hearted का प्रयोग करें; kinder-hearted दुर्लभ है।

  • She is the most kind-hearted person I know.
+Collocations 5

kind-hearted + noun

manwomanteacherneighbourdoctorsoul

  • A kind-hearted doctor treated him free of cost.

adverb + kind-hearted

genuinelyextremelynaturallyalwaystruly

  • Her grandmother was genuinely kind-hearted.

verb + kind-hearted

beseemproveremainsound

  • The principal proved kind-hearted to the poor students.

kind-hearted + gesture

actgestureofferdonation

  • His kind-hearted offer saved the family.

synonyms

warm-heartedgenerouscompassionatebig-heartedtender-hearted

  • The warm-hearted old woman fed every beggar.
“More examples 6
  • Radhika is kind-hearted and always shares her notes with others.

राधिका दयालु है और अपने नोट्स हमेशा दूसरों से बाँटती है।

  • The kind-hearted farmer gave the travellers a place to sleep.

दयालु किसान ने यात्रियों को सोने के लिए जगह दी।

  • It was a kind-hearted gesture to pay for the stranger's ticket.

अजनबी का टिकट चुका देना एक दयालु भाव था।

  • Being kind-hearted does not mean being weak.

दयालु होने का अर्थ कमज़ोर होना नहीं है।

  • An essay question asked students to describe a kind-hearted person they admire.

निबंध के एक प्रश्न में विद्यार्थियों से किसी ऐसे दयालु व्यक्ति का वर्णन करने को कहा गया जिसकी वे प्रशंसा करते हैं।

  • The kind-hearted conductor let the old man travel without a ticket.

दयालु कंडक्टर ने बुज़ुर्ग को बिना टिकट यात्रा करने दी।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She is kind hearted to all.

✓ She is kind-hearted to all.

The compound adjective needs a hyphen.

यौगिक adjective में hyphen लगता है।

✗ He is kind-hearted with the poor.

✓ He is kind-hearted to the poor.

Use 'to' or 'towards' for the people who receive the kindness.

जिन्हें दया मिलती है उनके लिए 'to' या 'towards' आता है।

◇Word family
kind-heartedness noun