Adding the suffix -ness to the adjective kind produces kindness, which is
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Correct answer to question 279 (Word Knowledge): a noun meaning the quality of being kind
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The suffix -ness turns an adjective into a noun naming that quality, so kind becomes kindness, the state of being kind. The same pattern gives happy and happiness.
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