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Play a World Kindness Day word search free online. We built the 12-word list around what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: KINDNESS, COMPASSION, EMPATHY, GENEROSITY, GRATITUDE, ALTRUISM, BENEVOLENCE, CHARITY, VOLUNTEER, SYMPATHY, HARMONY, THANKFUL.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
World Kindness Day word list, defined
KINDNESS/kɪndnəs/ · noun
The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Kindness is a feeling or attitude of goodwill towards others. Related: friendliness, generosity, considerateness, charity.
COMPASSION/kəmˈpæʃən/ · noun
A deep awareness of the suffering of another person, together with the desire to relieve it; sympathetic pity and concern for others. Related: sympathy, empathy, kindness, mercy.
EMPATHY/ˈɛmpəθi/ · noun
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person by imaginatively entering into their experience. Related: compassion, understanding, sympathy, sensitivity.
GENEROSITY/ˌdʒɛn.əˈrɒs.ɪ.ti/ · noun
The quality of being kind and generous in giving money, time, or effort to help others. A generous person is willing to give freely of their resources. Related: kindness, charity, altruism, benevolence.
GRATITUDE/ˈɡrætɪtʊd/ · noun
A feeling of appreciation for what is received especially good things. A state of being thankful. Related: appreciation, thankfulness, thank, acknowledgment.
ALTRUISM/ˈæltruɪzəm/ · noun
The principle or practice of unselfish concern for the welfare of others, involving selfless acts done for their benefit rather than one's own. Related: selflessness, unselfishness, charity, generosity.
BENEVOLENCE/bɪˈnɛvələns/ · noun
The quality of being kind, generous, and wishing to do good to others; an act of kindness or charity. Related: kindness, generosity, charity, goodwill.
CHARITY/ˈtʃærɪti/ · noun
The voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need; an organization established to provide such help. Also, kindness and tolerance in judging or treating others. Related: donation, philanthropy, generosity, benevolence.
VOLUNTEER/ˈvɒləntɪər/ · noun, verb
A person who freely offers to take part in an activity or help a person or organization. To give or offer one's time, services, or resources to help someone or something. Related: helper, assistant, donor, contributor.
SYMPATHY/sɪmˈpæθi/ · noun
The feeling of sharing or showing pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune. A feeling of understanding and sharing the feelings of another. Related: pity, compassion, empathy, kindness.
HARMONY/ˈhɑːrməni/ · noun
A pleasing combination of different things, such as sounds, colors, or ideas, that work well together. A state of being in agreement or concord. Related: concord, accord, unison, symphony.
THANKFUL/θæŋkfʊl/ · adjective
Feeling or showing gratitude; appreciative of the good things in one's life. Related: appreciative, grateful, obliged, satisfied.