Definitions for Kind
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 11 votes

1. kind, sort, form, varietyadjective

   a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

   "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

2. kindadjective

   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"

3. kind, genialadjective

   agreeable, conducive to comfort

   "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"

4. kind, tolerantadjective

   tolerant and forgiving under provocation

   "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. kindnoun

   A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

2. kindnoun

   A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

   The opening served as a kind of window.

3. kindnoun

   One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

4. kindnoun

   Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in a barter.

   to pay in kind

5. kindnoun

   Equivalent means used as response to an action.

   I'll pay in kind for his insult.

6. kindadjective

   Affectionate, showing benevolence.

7. kindadjective

   Favorable.

8. kindadjective

   mild, gentle, forgiving

   The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well.

9. Etymology: From cynde, cynd.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KINDadjective

   Etymology: from cynne, relation, Saxon.

   1. Benevolent; filled with general good-will.

   By the kind gods, ’tis most ignobly done
   To pluck me by the beard. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Some of the ancients, like kind hearted men, have talked much of annual refrigeriums, or intervals of punishment to the damned, as particularly on the great festivals of the resurrection and ascension. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. Favourable; beneficent.

   He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Lu. vi. 35.

2. Kindnoun

   Etymology: cynne, Saxon.

   1. Race; generical class. Kind in Teutonick English answers to genus, and sort to species; though this distinction, in popular language, is not always observed.

   Thus far we have endeavoured in part to open of what nature and force laws are, according to their kinds. Richard Hooker.

   As when the total kind
   Of birds, in orderly array on wing,
   Came summon’d over Eden, to receive
   Their names of Thee. John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. vi.

   That both are animalia,
   I grant; but not rationalia;
   For though they do agree in kind,
   Specifick difference we find. Hudibras, p. i.

   God and nature do not principally concern themselves in the preservation of particulars, but of kinds and companies. Robert South, Sermons.

   He with his wife were only left behind
   Of perish’d man; they two were human kind. Dryden.

   I instance some acts of virtue common to Heathens and Christians; but I suppose them to be performed by Christians, after a more sublime manner than ever they were among the Heathens; and even when they do not differ in kind from moral virtues, yet differ in the degrees of perfection. Francis Atterbury.

   He, with a hundred arts refin’d,
   Shall stretch thy conquests over half the kind. Alexander Pope.

   2. Particular nature.

   No human laws are exempt from faults, since those that have been looked upon as most perfect in their kind, have been found, upon enquiry, to have so many. Thomas Baker.

   3. Natural state.

   He did, by edict, give the goods of all the prisoners unto those that had taken them, either to take them in kind, or compound for them. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   The tax upon tillage was often levied in kind upon corn, and called decumæ, or tithes. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   4. Nature; natural determination.

   The skilful shepherd peel’d me certain wands,
   And in the doing of the deed of kind,
   He stuck them up before the fulsome ewes. William Shakespeare.

   Some of you, on pure instinct of nature,
   Are led by kind t’ admire your fellow-creature. Dryden.

   5. Manner; way.

   Send me your prisoners with the speediest means,
   Or you shall hear in such a kind from me
   As will displease you. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   This will encourage industrious improvements, because many will rather venture in that kind than take five in the hundred. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   6. Sort. It has a slight and unimportant sense.

   Diogenes was asked, in a kind of scorn, what was the matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not rich men philosophers? He answered, because the one knew what they wanted, the other did not. Francis Bacon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kind

   Kind is an adjective that describes someone who is considerate, empathetic, and compassionate towards others, showing a genuine willingness to help and support them without expecting anything in return.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Kind

   characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native

2. Kind

   having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart

3. Kind

   showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious

4. Kind

   proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act

5. Kind

   gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness

6. Kindadjective

   nature; natural instinct or disposition

7. Kindadjective

   race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind

8. Kindadjective

   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

9. Kindverb

   to beget

10. Etymology: [See Kin.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kind

   kīnd, 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. [A.S. cynde—cynn, kin.]

2. Kind

   kind, v.t. (Spens.) to beget. [From kin.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kind

   A type or variety.

   The shoes were of the kind you would wear as often as you could as they were so beautiful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

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   kind

   To love and be generous.

   The community were so kind, they all united to ensure everyone had a fair share of the community allotment food.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

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1. KIND

   What does KIND stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the KIND acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KIND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kind is ranked #17789 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kind surname appeared 1,574 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Kind.
   
   83.6% or 1,316 total occurrences were White.
   13.4% or 212 total occurrences were Black.
   1.5% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Kind' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #433

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Kind' in Written Corpus Frequency: #346

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Kind' in Nouns Frequency: #100

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Kind' in Adjectives Frequency: #714

Anagrams for Kind »

1. dink

2. DINK

How to pronounce Kind?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Kind in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kind in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Kind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Kind in a Sentence

1. Joseph Rock:

   I think really when you’re doing something like with people at work, where you’re all kicking in some money, then it becomes a group activity, you all get kind of excited together, but you all know you probably aren’t going to win.

2. Andrew Schneider:

   Greetings on this most exceedingly beautiful spring morning. A morning swollen with new life, a morning on which, if I had the voice, I would let loose with song. It's hard to believe just a few short weeks ago we were eating our cornflakes in the wintery dark. Now, well it's still kind of dim out there, but I can see the golden glow of Apollo's chariot waiting in the wings, about to make its entrance. Winter's on the lam, no doubt.

3. Henry Anatole Grunwald:

   Nagging questions remain Where is the line between making the most of one's potential and reaching for the unattainable Where is the line between education as a tool and education as a kind of magic The line is blurred and that is why when education fails, disillusionment is so bitter.

4. Bong Young-shik:

   Theres always a certain level of risk in this kind of meeting, but its hard to say Trump will be dragged into a decision by Kim just because of what happened in Singapore.

5. Yumi Ishikawa:

   This might spur that kind of action, so I think this is going in a good direction.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Kind
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kind
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Kind
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kind
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Kind
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html