Meaning of 'kind'
Meaning of 'kind' (Webster Dictionary)
- Nature; natural instinct or disposition.
- Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind.
- 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. - Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
- Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
- Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.
- Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness. - To beget.
- Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind.
- 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. - Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
- Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
- Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.
- Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness. - To beget.
Meaning of 'kind' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Example in sentence:
- sculpture is a form of art;
- what kinds of desserts are there?
Meaning (2):
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
Example in sentence:
- a kind master;
- kind to sick patients;
- kind words showing understanding and sympathy;
- thanked her for her kind letter
Meaning (3):
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
Example in sentence:
- a dry climate kind to asthmatics;
- hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet;
- the genial sunshine
Meaning (4):
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
Example in sentence:
- our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
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