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A guy walking with his girl produced the following inner monologue, commenting
on how nice she is.

> 付き合ってること親に黙っててくれてるってだけで...優しいくらいなんだ

I am uncertain about the meaning of くらい after 優しい. I am wondering if this
definition is relevant here:

> ②ある事柄を示し，その程度が軽いもの，弱いものとして表す。「酒―飲んだっていいよ」「ご飯―たけるよ」

I don't think [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/96580/what-is-the-
meaning-of-%e6%83%9c%e3%81%97%e3%81%84%e3%81%8f%e3%82%89%e3%81%84) is relevant
here because this くらい is different and I don't see any relevant verb or
adjectives that go with くらい.
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grammar particle-くらい
What is the meaning of くらい in 優しいくらいなんだ?
I think it means "like". Yasahii is an adjective. so here by saying "kurai" he
is saying "it's really nice actually". so if I am translating this phrase
correctly in my mind he is saying. "if my parents could just shut up about me
dating, it would be nice of them wouldn´t it?"
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(I had to use my マガポケ to read the entire chapter for the full context. The key
context is that the girl is basically a troublemaker and he was skeptical of
her personality and intent. Otherwise, the sentence in question makes little
sense.)

You probably have no problem reading this:

> 納豆は毎日食べたい **くらい** おいしい。  
>  ∼ 納豆はおいしくて、毎日食べたい **くらい** だ。  
>  Natto is so delicious that I (even) want to eat it every day.  
>  Natto is delicious to the point where I want to eat it every day.

In this construction, the part before くらい is a (surprising/extreme)
result/conclusion based on the associated reason (おいしい). The reason part is
typically a simple adjective like おいしい, but in your case, it's a long clause
(黙ってくれてる).

> 現状、水原のこと事務所とかに黙ってくれてるってだけで優しい **くらい** なんだ。  
>  For now, she (Mami) keeps the secret about Mizuhara from the office, and
> for this (reason) alone, **I'd rather/even say** she's kind.

黙ってくれてる is the reason, and 優しい is the (surprising) result (which he has to
admit). The guy (Kazuya) emphasized 優しい with くらい because, up to this point, he
had been so nervous and suspicious of the intent of his ex-girlfriend (Mami).
While walking together, he started to convince himself that she was not that
evil.
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