Kind
[kaɪnd]
Definition
(noun.) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; 'sculpture is a form of art'; 'what kinds of desserts are there?'.
(adj.) tolerant and forgiving under provocation; 'our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke' .
(adj.) agreeable, conducive to comfort; 'a dry climate kind to asthmatics'; 'the genial sunshine';'hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet' .
(adj.) having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; 'kind to sick patients'; 'a kind master'; 'kind words showing understanding and sympathy'; 'thanked her for her kind letter' .
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Definition
(superl.) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
(superl.) Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
(superl.) Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.
(superl.) Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.
(superl.) Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness.
(a.) Nature; natural instinct or disposition.
(a.) Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind.
(a.) Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety; description; class; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc.
(v. t.) To beget.
Editor: Lois
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Benevolent, beneficent, benignant, humane, gracious, friendly, kindly, complacent, complaisant, generous, obliging, bounteous, accommodating, philanthropic, compassionate, mild, benign, clement, good, amiable, charitable, gentle, lenient, indulgent, forbearing, tender, sympathetic, bland, affectionate, loving, good-natured, tender-hearted, kind-hearted.
n. [1]. Race, genus, family, breed, species, set, class.[2]. Sort, nature, character, manner, description, style.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Benevolent, benign, tender, indulgent, humane, clement, lenient, compassionate,gentle, good, gracious, forbearing, kind-hearted
ANT:Unkind, harsh, severe, cruel, hard, illiberal
SYN:Skin, peel, bark, husk
ANT:Kernel, meat, wood, pulp, fruit
SYN:Style, character, {[<laeriptkm]?}, designation, denomination, genus,species, sort, class, nature, set, breed
ANT:[See KIN],[See DISSIMILARITY]
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Definition
n. those of kin a race: sort or species a particular variety: nature: style method of action character: produce as distinguished from money.—adj. having the feelings natural for those of the same family: disposed to do good to others: benevolent.—adj. Kind′-heart′ed.—n. Kind′-heart′edness.—adj. Kind′less (Shak.) destitute of kindness unnatural.—n. Kind′ness.—adj. Kind′-spok′en spoken kindly: given to speaking kindly.—Kind of (coll.) somewhat to some extent—used adverbially with adjectives and even verbs.—Do one's kind (Shak.) to act according to one's nature; In a kind in a way to some extent; In kind payment in goods instead of money.
v.t. (Spens.) to beget.
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Examples
- They have a kind of hard flints, which, by grinding against other stones, they form into instruments, that serve instead of wedges, axes, and hammers. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The first known application of the kind was made by Mr. Murdoch, an engineer in the employment of Messrs. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I'm frank and open; considering all things, it was very kind of you to allude to the circumstance--very kind and polite. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Oh, Providence is kind! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Nothing of the kind here, sir. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Mr. Bell quite startled me when he said, some idea of the kind--' 'Mr. Bell! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- My rescue from this kind of existence I considered quite hopeless, and abandoned, as such, altogether. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The English and the Germans (he indignantly declared) were always reviling the Italians for their inability to cultivate the higher kinds of music. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Servants, labourers, and workmen of different kinds, make up the far greater part of every great political society. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- When the air descends with a violence in some places, it may rise with equal violence in others, and form both kinds of whirlwinds. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It will be seen, therefore, that this method of duplexing is practiced, not by varying the strength or polarity, but by sending TWO KINDS OF CURRENT over the wire. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The bark of trees made into a liquor has been used for centuries in treating practically all kinds of hides. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- One of Plato's associates, working under his direct ion, investigated the curves produced by cutting cones of different kinds in a certain plane. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Some of the many kinds of animals which live on the beach between high and low water mark seem to be rarely preserved. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- They 's 'spectable folks enough in a kinder plain way; but, as to gettin' up anything in style, they don't begin to have a notion on 't. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Not e'en Rachael,' said Stephen, when he stood again with his face uncovered, 'could mak sitch a kind offerin, by onny words, kinder. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Where shall we see a better daughter, or a kinder sister, or a truer friend? Jane Austen. Emma.
- Now,' says I, 'why can't you kinder coax 'em up, and speak 'em fair? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- You are kinder to me than I often am to myself, he returned. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Lor, Mas'r, 'tan't us,--we 's reglar stiddy,--it's these yer new hands; they 's real aggravatin',--kinder pickin' at us, all time! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Don't natur herself kinder cry out on 'em? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- To one of the most generous and kindest men in the world, as he is one of the greatest--to my excellent friend, the Marquis of Steyne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Rosamond thought, Poor Mary, she takes the kindest things ill. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We have gone whithersoever we chose, to-day, and have met with nothing but the kindest attentions. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I asked him why he talked so; and he said he would talk so no more, and cheered me again with the kindest encouragement. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Our dearest, truest, kindest friend and protector? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I think you the kindest of friends; but I can't thank you properly now. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Love--best love--kindest regards--unalterable affection. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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