Definition of
Kind
- (noun, cognition) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
what kinds of desserts are there? - (adj, all) tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- (adj, all) agreeable, conducive to comfort
the genial sunshine
hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet - (adj, all) having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
a kind master
kind words showing understanding and sympathy
thanked her for her kind letter
- (noun, cognition) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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Antonyms of Kind
Alternate forms of Kind
Derivations: kindness
Hyponyms: antitype, art form, brand, color, colour, description, flavor, flavour, genre, genus, ilk, like, make, manner, model, species, stripe, style, the like, the likes of, type
Hypernyms: category
Origin of the word Kind
- "class, sort, variety," from O.E. gecynd "kind, nature, race," related to cynn "family" (see kin), from P.Gmc. *gakundiz (see kind (adj.)). ?lfric's rendition of "the Book of Genesis" into O.E. came out gecyndboc. The prefix disappeared 1150-1250. No exact cognates beyond English, but it corresponds to adj. endings such as Goth -kunds, … more
- "friendly," from O.E. gecynde "natural, native, innate," originally "with the feeling of relatives for each other," from P.Gmc. *gakundiz, from *kunjan (see kin), with collective prefix *ga- and abstract suffix *-iz. Sense development from "with natural feelings," to "well-disposed" (c.1300), "benign, compassionate" (c.1300). Kindly (ad… more
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Words that sound like Kind
kainite, kam-tai, kamet, kandy, kannada, kant, kaunda, keen-eyed, keeshond, kennedia, kennedy, kennedya, kent, kenyata, keynote, khamti, khanate, khanty, kinda, kismat, kismet, knead, knit, knitted, knot, knotted, knotty, knout, knut, kokka shinto, kyanite
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