Kin"dler (?), n. One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on
fire. "Kindlers of riot." Gay.
Kind"less (?), a. Destitute of kindness; unnatural.[Obs.] "Kindless
villain." Shak.
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.
Kin"dling (kn"dlng), n. 1. The act of causing to burn, or of exciting
or inflaming the passions.