lovingness

noun

Definition of lovingnessnext
as in kindness
attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility with a fierce lovingness she has maintained her family's cherished heirlooms for future generations

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  1. kindness
  2. concern
  3. care
  4. solicitude
Noun
  • Come back to kindness and your anxiety will come down to calm.
    Sandy Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And while the circumstances may have been different with each encounter, nearly everyone sharing their story, remarked on Elvis’ kindness, generosity, and deep appreciation for those who loved and supported his music.
    Pam Windsor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of kindness
Noun
  • Trump has also expressed opposition to a looming ban on TikTok after earlier having supported a law requiring its Chinese parent company to divest its U.S. operations over national security concerns.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Where would it be based? Lazarus sought to assuage some of those concerns in the Tuesday morning meeting.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of concern
Noun
  • The Growing Awareness of Brain Health Many people today have a growing awareness of preventative care and maintaining health, rather than waiting until the presence of a disease or disorder to address a concern.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At first, the executive said, the plan was to simply contribute to organizations providing clinical care to people diagnosed with mental illnesses.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of care
Noun
  • Even the Scotland Residents page on Facebook, usually seething with vitriol directed toward neighbors and local officials alike, was full of solicitude and suggestions and offers of help.
    Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Nature has made this a necessity: Without constant care and solicitude, an infant will die.
    Roxana Robinson, TIME, 18 July 2024
Definition of solicitude
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