Kindliness and Malignance

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Kindliness noun - Kindly concern, interest, or support.

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Malignance is an antonym for kindliness.

Nearby Words: kind, kindly, kindness, kindling

Malignance noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Usage example: in meting out the harsh sentence, the judge cited the exceptional malignance and ruthlessness with which the rape was committed

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Kindliness is an antonym for malignance.

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