kind
1of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: kind words.
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a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category: Our dog is the same kind as theirs.
nature or character as determining likeness or difference between things: These differ in degree rather than in kind.
a person or thing as being of a particular character or class: He is a strange kind of hero.
a more or less adequate example of something; sort: The vines formed a kind of roof.
Archaic.
the nature, or natural disposition or character.
manner; form.
Obsolete. gender; sex.
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Kind (or sort ) of as an adverbial modifier meaning “somewhat” occurs in informal speech and writing: Sales have been kind (or sort ) of slow these last few weeks.
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How to use kind in a sentence
Mr. Huckabee far overshadows his kinder, gentler Gov. Huckabee.
Your sister-in-law is kinder and truly taken aback that you look “so healthy!”
One of his kinder letters of recommendation warned that his scholarship was “open to the charge of sensationalism.”
Wonder Woman’s Creation Story Is Wilder Than You Could Ever Imagine | Tom Arnold-Forster | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCarroll was kinder, shrugging that “you can only take a person at his word.”
Sobriety brought a new, kinder, and gentler Womack, who often expressed remorse and regret over his past offenses.
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Mr. Bills kinder wilted after you all went out, and the whole thing flatted.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesIt is better for animals to be where the jungle is, for the jungle is sweeter and kinder than that wilderness of stones—the city.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiThe kinder, more patient and attentive you are, the more of your bars I will remove, so that in some months—who knows how soon?
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasThere was one among the guards of the prison, a young man, who was always kinder in his deportment to us than any of the others.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorShe warn't ever the same after that; she never complained, but she kinder pined away and did not live long.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for kind (1 of 2)
/ (kaɪnd) /
having a friendly or generous nature or attitude
helpful to others or to another: a kind deed
considerate or humane
cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase kind regards)
pleasant; agreeable; mild: a kind climate
informal beneficial or not harmful: a detergent that is kind to the hands
archaic loving
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1British Dictionary definitions for kind (2 of 2)
/ (kaɪnd) /
a class or group having characteristics in common; sort; type: two of a kind; what kind of creature?
an instance or example of a class or group, esp a rudimentary one: heating of a kind
essential nature or character: the difference is one of kind rather than degree
archaic gender or sex
archaic nature; the natural order
in kind
(of payment) in goods or produce rather than in money
with something of the same sort: to return an insult in kind
kind of informal
(adverb) somewhat; rather: kind of tired
(sentence substitute) used to express reservation or qualified assent: I figured it out. Kind of
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Other Idioms and Phrases with kind
In addition to the idiom beginning with kind
- kind of
also see:
- all kinds of
- in kind
- nothing of the kind
- of a kind
- two of a kind
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