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Kindness Pronunciation
Kindness is pronounced KYND-nuhs, IPA /ˈkaɪndnəs/.
KYND-nuhs
US /ˈkaɪndnəs/ · UK /ˈkaɪndnəs/
Syllables: KYND · nuhs (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The quality of being friendly, generous and considerate.
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Kindness in a Sentence
- Her kindness to the family was never forgotten.
- Thank you for your kindness last week.
- A small kindness can change someone's day.
Common Mispronunciations of Kindness
Not KIND-nes
Kind keeps its long i, the eye of my, while the ness ending shrinks away to nuhs.
Not kynd-NES
The opening block is the loud one and nuhs trails after it with no real vowel at all.
Tip: In rapid speech the d between the two n sounds softens almost away, giving KYN-nuhs.
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