\Kind"li*ness\, n.
1. Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] --Milton.
2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity;
   benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of
   disposition, of treatment, or of words.
         In kind a father, but not in kindliness.
                                               --Sackville.
3. Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of
   weather, or of a season.
         Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the
         air and kindliness of seasons.        --Whitlock.