caring

adjective

car·ing ˈker-iŋ

: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others

a kind, caring person

I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …—

Ann M. Martin

The Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.—

Richard Alleva

caringly adverb

was treated gently and caringly

caringness noun

There's evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn't uncommon in the literary community. —

Benjamin DeMott

Examples of caring in a Sentence

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At her Kiln leaving party, her colleagues projected a word cloud: inspirational, brave, fearless, enthusiastic, caring, champion, and kind all appeared in big letters. —

Sarah Crompton, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024 Thanks to McLendon-Covey’s inherent gift for never veering into obnoxiousness, Joyce can be both a nightmare of a supervisor and a caring human being. —

Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2024 Engage in rhetoric that’s challenging, charismatic and caring. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 Central to these caring, meaningful communities is a sense of belonging — that members are seen as essential to the group’s functioning. —

Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for caring