kind meaning

Noun: kind  kInd

1. A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
   "what kinds of desserts are there?"
   - sort, form, variety

Adjective: kind (kinder,kindest)  kInd

1. Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behaviour
   "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" 
2. Agreeable, conducive to comfort
   "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
   - genial 
3. Tolerant and forgiving under provocation
   "our neighbour was very kind about the window our son broke"
   - tolerant

Derived forms: kinder, kindest, kinds

See also: benevolent, benign, benignant, charitable, considerate, forgiving, gentle, good-hearted, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindhearted, kind-hearted, kindly, kindness, large-hearted, merciful, openhearted, soft, sympathetic

Type of: category

Antonym: unkind

Encyclopedia: Kind

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noun

IDIOMS

in kind

(about a payment) consisting of goods or services, not money:

As well as his salary, he gets benefits in kind.

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1. i know the kind of people he admires most.
2. she was a very kind and amiable old woman.
3. what kind of double talk was this?
4. she can cope with different kinds of farmwork.
5. we defer questions of this kind to him.