kind
kinds; kinder; kindest
A helpful and considerate nature can be described as kind. It is kind of someone to volunteer to rake their elderly neighbor's leaves in the fall. 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. When kind means "type," you might talk about a kind of cake — chocolate or vanilla — or a kind of person who likes to live alone. If you are kind of interested in something, you are only partially interested in it.
Definitions of kind
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having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior“kind to sick patients”“kind words showing understanding and sympathy”“thanked her for her kind letter”
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Synonyms:
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benign, benignant
pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
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considerate
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
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good-natured
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
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soft
compassionate and kind; conciliatory
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benignant, gracious
characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
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benign
kind in disposition or manner
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benevolent, charitable, good-hearted, kindly, large-hearted, openhearted, sympathetic
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
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gentle
having or showing a kindly or tender nature
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kind-hearted, kindhearted
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
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merciful
showing or giving mercy
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Antonyms:
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unkind
lacking kindness
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malign
evil or harmful in nature or influence
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cutting, edged, stinging
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
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harsh, rough
unkind or cruel or uncivil
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hurtful
causing hurt
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unkindly, unsympathetic
lacking in sympathy and kindness
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merciless, unmerciful
having or showing no mercy
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benign, benignant
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tolerant and forgiving under provocation
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agreeable, conducive to comfort“a dry climate kind to asthmatics”“hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet”
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synonyms:
genial
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hospitable
favorable to life and growth
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hospitable
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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality“what kinds of desserts are there?”
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types:
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description
sort or variety
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type
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
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antitype
an opposite or contrasting type
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art form
(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
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style
a particular kind (as to appearance)
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flavor, flavour
(physics) the six kinds of quarks
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color, colour
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
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species
a specific kind of something
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genus
a general kind of something
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brand, make
a recognizable kind
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genre
a kind of literary or artistic work
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ilk, like
a kind of person
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manner
a kind
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model
a type of product
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stripe
a kind or category
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like, the like, the likes of
a similar kind
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breed
a special type
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nature
a particular type of thing
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edition, variant, variation, version
something a little different from others of the same type
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architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture
architecture as a kind of art form
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charm
(physics) one of the six flavors of quark
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strangeness
(physics) one of the six flavors of quark
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sonata form
a musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony
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type of:
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category
a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
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