human kindness

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandkindness

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withkindness.
human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
See more athuman
kindness
noun
uk
/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/us
/ˈkaɪnd.nəs/
the quality of ...
See more atkindness

(Definition ofhumanandkindnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhuman kindness

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
While boasting of 'humankindness', our species treats nonhumans with extreme injustice and cruelty.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Dickens creates in the child a symbol of humanity that has lived without the sweet influence ofhumankindness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I know that she is not short of the milk ofhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
For all the milk ofhumankindnessthat was a most regrettable statement.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He would withhold from them this boon, this milk ofhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There may be a spin-off and understanding thathumankindnessand women's dignity is needed throughout the world in this respect.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I also hope that the milk ofhumankindnesswill be apparent in our debates.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Would it not be ahumankindnessto allow, encourage and financially help such people to return to their own countries?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is the product of a highly gifted and richly stored mind, and, better still, it is full of human sympathy andhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Not everybody has the same touching faith in the power of eloquence and of ordinaryhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We did not do this entirely out of the milk ofhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He also muddled his figures—but perhaps he thought he was on television—and his milk ofhumankindnesswas somewhat curdled.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That does not stand up on the ground of logic, nor on the ground of compassion andhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Sometimes the milk ofhumankindnesswhich flows through it (instead of blood), gets heated and then it flops about and tries to do good.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I presume that they will be alive, and not automatons, and that they will have some bowels ofhumankindnessin their make-up.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I think that the country owes much to their industry, ability and their essentialhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He was supposed to be too full of the milk ofhumankindness, of course.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not know who or what they are, but they must lack the milk ofhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
You want large hearted, sympathetic men and women to work upon it, with human patience andhumankindness, and that you have got and will get.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not think there is much use in exposing it, or in revealing its horrible features or the ravages it makes in the milk ofhumankindness.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofhuman
Go to the definition ofkindness
See other collocations withkindness