kindly+wit

  • 111Genesis 24 — 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will… …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 112smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 113grace — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Atticism, Ave, Ave Maria, BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, ability, absolution, acciaccatura, acknowledgment, acquired taste, act of grace, act of… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 114FULLER, THOMAS —    historian, divine, and wit, born in Northamptonshire, son of the rector of Sarum; entering into holy orders, he held in succession several benefices in the Church of England, and was a prebend in Salisbury Cathedral; taking sides with the king …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 115understanding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discernment, comprehension, intelligence, knowledge, insight, perception; sympathy; agreement. See intellect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. empathetic, empathic, kindly, generous; see patient 1 ,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 116witty — witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose are comparable when they apply to persons and their utterances and mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter or smiles. Witty (compare WIT) suggests a high degree of cleverness and quickness in… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 117un — un·abridged; un·accountable; un·answered; un·aware; un·balance; un·be; un·believe; un·bending; un·blown; un·bolted; un·bound; un·cal·low; un·certain; un·cial; un·ci·form; un·cle; un·clean·ly; un·co; un·collectible; un·comely; un·common;… …

    English syllables

  • 118Jerrold, Douglas William — (1803 1857)    Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, s. of an actor, himself appeared as a child upon the stage. From his 10th to his 12th year he was at sea. He then became apprentice to a printer, devoting all his spare time to self education. He …

    Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • 119Marlowe, Christopher — (1564 1593)    Dramatist, s. of a shoemaker at Canterbury, where he was b., was ed. at the King s School there, and in 1581 went to Benet s (now Corpus Christi) Coll., Camb., where he graduated B.A. 1583, and M.A. in 1587. Of his life after he… …

    Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • 120understanding — [adj] accepting, tolerant compassionate, considerate, discerning, empathetic, forbearing, forgiving, generous, kind, kindly, patient, perceptive, responsive, sensitive, sympathetic; concepts 401,542 Ant. intolerant, unaccepting understanding [n1] …

    New thesaurus