What is the meaning of kind?

noun

  • A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.
    • usage: "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there"

adjective

  • Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior.
    • usage: "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
  • Agreeable, conducive to comfort.
    • usage: "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
  • Tolerant and forgiving under provocation.
    • usage: "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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