1. 
[syn: lovingness, caring]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.  feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; 
- Example: "caring friends"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Care \Care\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cared; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Caring.] [AS. cearian. See Care, n.]
   To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard
   or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of
   measure.
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         I would not care a pin, if the other three were in.
                                                  --Shak.
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         Master, carest thou not that we perish?  --Mark. iv.
                                                  38.
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   To care for.
   (a) To have under watchful attention; to take care of.
   (b) To have regard or affection for; to like or love.
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             He cared not for the affection of the house.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
caring
    adj 1: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others;
           "caring friends"
    n 1: a loving feeling [syn: lovingness, caring]