kind

Definition of Kind in English :

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Noun

1. form, kind, sort, variety

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Example Sentences:
'sculpture is a form of art'
'what kinds of desserts are there?'

Adjective

2. kind

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

Example Sentences:
'kind to sick patients'
'a kind master'
'kind words showing understanding and sympathy'
'thanked her for her kind letter'

3. genial, kind

agreeable, conducive to comfort

Example Sentences:
'a dry climate kind to asthmatics'
'the genial sunshine'
'hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet'

genial

4. kind, tolerant

tolerant and forgiving under provocation

Example Sentences:
'our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke'

tolerant

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kind

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adjective

1.

having a friendly or generous nature or attitude

2.

helpful to others or to another

a kind deed

3.

considerate or humane

4.

cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase kind regards)

5.

pleasant; agreeable; mild

a kind climate

6. informal

beneficial or not harmful

a detergent that is kind to the hands

7. archaic

loving

noun

1.

a class or group having characteristics in common; sort; type

two of a kind

what kind of creature?

2.

an instance or example of a class or group, esp a rudimentary one

heating of a kind

3.

essential nature or character

the difference is one of kind rather than degree

4. archaic

gender or sex

5. archaic

nature; the natural order

6. in kind

7. kind of

Kind

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noun

1. Archaic

a.

origin

b.

nature

c.

manner; way

2.

a natural group or division [the rodent kind]

sometimes used in compounds [humankind]

3.

essential character

4.

sort; variety; class

adjective

5.

sympathetic, friendly, gentle, tenderhearted, generous, etc.

6.

cordial

kind regards

7. Archaic

loving; affectionate

8. Obsolete

natural; native

Kind

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adj. kind·er, kind·est

1. Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.

2. Agreeable or beneficial: a dry climate kind to asthmatics.

n.

1.

a. A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort: different kinds of furniture; a new kind of politics.

b. A doubtful or borderline member of a given category: fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color.

2. Archaic

a. Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.

b. The natural order or course of things; nature.

c. Manner or fashion.

3. Obsolete

a. Lineal ancestry or descent.

b. Lineal ancestors or descendants considered as a group.

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