Definitions for kind of
kind of

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rather, kind of, kinda, sort ofadverb

   to some (great or small) extent

   "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kind ofadverb

   Slightly; somewhat; sort of.

2. Etymology: From a reanalysis "kind of" in a phrase such as "a kind of merry dance" from noun ("kind") and preposition ("of") from the prepositional phrase "of merry dance" to adverb modifying "merry".

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1. kind of

   "Kind of" is a phrase typically used to express that something or someone belongs to a particular category, class, or type. It can also be used to indicate a degree or extent of something in an unspecified or approximate manner.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kind of' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2383

How to pronounce kind of?

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 of in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kind of in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kind of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of kind of in a Sentence

1. Angela Yee:

   I do believe that this whole environment does make it women against women and we're kind of like insulting each other the same way that men insult us, so when we're talking about different bodies, 'Oh, she slept with this person,' 'She's this,' 'She's unattractive,' 'Oh, you got surgery,' this and that — all of those stabs are stabs that men take at women ... and I always feel like women need to be more supportive of each other.

2. Jeanne Robison:

   We're the right kind of crazy. We're not sure there are other communities that have crazy enough social workers, judges or attorneys. ... We have had enormous support.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   Many are waiting for to the day they can say "Eureka!, I have found it! ". They are not waiting for some kind of device that has still to be invented. They are anticipating the moment all scattered pieces of their life can be gathered. All essential parts of the intricate make-up of their identity are waiting to be revealed and comprehended. The magic "Eureka moment" allows them to enliven and dress up their expectations for the future. (“Waiting for Eureka” )

4. Larry Solheim:

   You’re just essentially buying a permit if you pay this conservation fee, it’s just totally subjective – if they want to have this kind of requirement, they need to have clear guidelines.

5. Mike Huckabee:

   Leadership is about making decisions with the information you have, not the information people will have 12 years later, i kind of feel sorry for my friend Jeb Bush.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kind of
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kind_of
3. ^ ChatGPT
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