kind

(kīnd)
adj., kind·er, kind·est.

1. Of a friendly, generous, or warm-hearted nature.
2. Showing sympathy or understanding; charitable: a kind word.
3. Humane; considerate: kind to animals.
4. Forbearing; tolerant: Our neighbor was very kind about the window we broke.
5. Generous; liberal: kind words of praise.
6. Agreeable; beneficial: a dry climate kind to asthmatics.

[Middle English, natural, kind, from Old English gecynde, natural.]

SYNONYMS   kind, kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent. These adjectives mean having or showing a tender, considerate, and helping nature. Kind and kindly are the least specific: thanked her for her kind letter; a kindly gentleman. Kindhearted especially suggests an innately kind disposition: a kindhearted teacher. Benign implies gentleness and mildness: benign intentions; a benign sovereign. Benevolent suggests charitableness and a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others: a benevolent contributor.

kind² (kīnd)
n.

1. 1. A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort: different kinds of furniture; a new kind of politics.
   2. A doubtful or borderline member of a given category: fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color.
2. Archaic.
   1. Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.
   2. The natural order or course of things; nature.
   3. Manner or fashion.

idioms:

all kinds of Informal.

1. Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job.

in kind

1. With produce or commodities rather than with money: pay in kind.
2. In the same manner or with an equivalent: returned the slight in kind.

kind of Informal.

1. Rather; somewhat: I'm kind of hungry.

of a kind

1. Of the same kind; alike: My father and my uncle are two of a kind.

[Middle English, from Old English gecynd, race, offspring, kind.]

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Of its kind is too often used as a meaningless hedge:

Then the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival was launched, which has grown to become the most successful of its kind in the UK—Independent on Sunday, 2007.

Here, the kind of festival in question has already been identified, or are we being invited to believe that there are different kinds of book festival devoted to crime writing? More likely, the reporter has lacked the courage or inclination to bestow unqualified praise and falls back on 'of its kind' as a subconscious defence mechanism rather like almost. The effect is to produce disappointment or even confusion in the reader.

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adjective

Characterized by kindness and concern for others: altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benign, benignant, good, goodhearted, kindhearted, kindly. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.

kind²

noun

A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members: breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety. Informal persuasion. See group.

Idioms beginning with kind:
kindness
kind of
kindred spirit

In addition to the idiom beginning with kind, also see all kinds of; in kind; nothing of the kind; of a kind; two of a kind.

adj

Definition: generous, good
Antonyms: bad, bitter, cruel, inconsiderate, mean, unfriendly, ungenerous, unkind

IN BRIEF: Considerate and helpful. Also: A type.

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

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noun
noun, Austral

A kindergarten. (1955 —) .
M. Lurie Little Norbert and little Hermione and little all the rest of them, are all tucked nicely away in their kinders and creches and day-care centres (1983).

[Shortening.]

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For a list of words related to kind, see:

• Warm, Friendly, Sensitive, or Loving

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - slags, art, sort

idioms:

• in kind    arts-, skikkelse, in natura, i naturalier
• kind of    ligesom, slags
• of a kind    en slags

2.
adj. - venlig, sød, rar, kærlig, god, velvillig, elskværdig

idioms:

• with kind regards    med venlig hilsen

Nederlands (Dutch)
soort, aard, vriendelijk, lief, attent, goedaardig

Français (French)
1.
n. - espèce, genre, sorte

idioms:

• a kind of    une sorte, une certaine
• in kind    en nature (des marchandises), (rendre) la pareille à qn
• kind of    plutôt, en fait
• of a kind    d'un genre, d'une espèce, d'un type
• one of a kind    unique en son genre

2.
adj. - gentil, bon, aimable, brave

idioms:

• with kind regards    avec toutes mes amitiés

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Art, Sorte

idioms:

• a kind of    [so] eine Art
• in kind    mit gleicher Münze, in Naturalien
• kind of    irgendwie, ziemlich
• of a kind    so etwas wie
• one of a kind    einzigartig

2.
adj. - gutherzig, freundlich, wohlwollend

idioms:

• with kind regards    mit herzlichen Grüßen, herzliche Grüße

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλός, αβρός, ευγενικός, καλοκάγαθος, καλόβολος, αγαθός
n. - είδος, γένος, χαρακτήρας, φύση
adv. - ευγενικά

idioms:

• in kind    σε είδος, παρόμοια, με τον ίδιο τρόπο/νόμισμα
• kind of    κατά κάποιο τρόπο
• of a kind    του αυτού είδους
• with kind regards    με φιλικούς χαιρετισμούς

Italiano (Italian)
tipo, gentile, affabile

idioms:

• in kind    ugualmente, in natura, dello stesso tipo
• kind of    una specie di
• of a kind    dello stesso tipo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gentil
n. - tipo (m), espécie (f)

idioms:

• in kind    em espécie
• kind of    tipo (m) de, mais ou menos
• of a kind    do mesmo gênero, medíocre

Русский (Russian)
класс, характер, вид, сорт, добрый, приятный, любящий

idioms:

• in kind    в натуральном выражении
• kind of    вид чего-либо
• of a kind    одного и того же сорта

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - clase, especie, género, tipo, índole, naturaleza

idioms:

• a kind of    en cierta manera, algo, una especie de
• in kind    en especie
• kind of    en cierta manera, algo
• of a kind    de la misma especie o clase, una especie de
• one of a kind    de la misma especie o clase, una especie de, malo, de poco valor

2.
adj. - bondadoso, bueno, cariñoso, amable, amistoso, simpático, benigno, afectuoso, nativo

idioms:

• with kind regards    con muchos recuerdos, cordiales saludos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vänlig, snäll
n. - slag, sort
adv. - liksom, nästan, på sätt och vis

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 亲切的, 富于同情心的, 宽容的, 和蔼的, 体贴的

idioms:

• in kind    以实物计算
• kind of    有几分
• of a kind    同一类的, 蹩脚的
• with kind regards    谨致问候, 衷心祝好

2. 种类, 特定种类的人, 类, 族, 性质, 本质

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 種類, 特定種類的人, 類, 族, 性質, 本質

2.
adj. - 親切的, 富於同情心的, 寬容的, 和藹的, 體貼的

idioms:

• in kind    以實物計算
• kind of    有幾分
• of a kind    同一類的, 蹩腳的
• with kind regards    謹致問候, 衷心祝好

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 종류, 족, 같은 종류의 사람, 본질

idioms:

• in kind    같은 방법으로 , 마찬가지로

2.
adj. - 친절한, 인정 많은, 온화한 , 부드러운

idioms:

• with kind regards    안부

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 種類, 部類, 性質
adj. - 親切な, 優しい, 素直な

idioms:

• in kind    同種のもので, 物品で, 本質的に
• kind of    ある程度, あれでも…の
• of a kind    同じ種類の, 名ばかりの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طيب, لطيف, ودي (الاسم) صفه اساسيه, نوع, صنف (ظرف) بلطف, نوعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מין, סוג‬
adj. - ‮טוב-לב, אדיב, טוב‬

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