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adjective
- 1. having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature: "she was a good, kind woman"
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The meaning of KIND is a group united by common traits or interests : category. How to use kind in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Kind.
A1. a group with similar characteristics, or a particular type: Today's vehicles use two kinds of fuel - petrol and diesel. What kind of (a) job are you looking for? I just don't have that kind of money (= I don't have so much money). The cupboard contained all kinds of strange things.
Kind, gracious, kindhearted, kindly imply a sympathetic attitude toward others, and a willingness to do good or give pleasure. Kind implies a deep-seated characteristic shown either habitually or on occasion by considerate behavior: a kind father.
As a noun, kind refers to the variety or specific type of something. The adjective kind also describes showing sympathy or giving comfort. If someone's feelings are hurt, a kind word can go a long way to making that person feel better.
Definition of kind noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SYNONYMY NOTE: kind implies the possession of sympathetic or generous qualities, either habitually or specifically, or is applied to actions manifesting these [he is kind only to his mother, your kind remarks]; kindly usually implies a characteristic nature or general disposition marked by such qualities [his kindly old uncle]; benign suggests ...
Fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color. American Heritage Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.
1. Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature. 2. Agreeable or beneficial: a dry climate kind to asthmatics. [Middle English kinde, natural, kind, from Old English gecynde, natural; see genə- in Indo-European roots .] Synonyms: kind1, kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent.
used when you are trying to explain or describe something, but you cannot be exact: It's kind of unusual. of a kind. used to describe something that exists but is not very good: The school had a swimming pool of a kind, but it was too small for most classes to use.
caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous. a very kind and helpful person. a kind heart/face. a kind action/gesture/comment. You've been very kind. kind to somebody/something kind to animals. (figurative) Soft water is kinder to your hair. (figurative) The weather was very kind to us.
