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UK
/kˈaɪnd/
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[ US /ˈkaɪnd/ ]
[ US /ˈkaɪnd/ ]
NOUN
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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
sculpture is a form of art
what kinds of desserts are there?
ADJECTIVE
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agreeable, conducive to comfort
the genial sunshine
hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet
a dry climate kind to asthmatics -
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
kind to sick patients
thanked her for her kind letter
a kind master
kind words showing understanding and sympathy -
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
How To Use kind In A Sentence
- While the site focuses mainly on their environmental concerns, they're also up in arms about the Bush administration's general abuse and disregard for science - including the idea that abstinence is some kind of cureall. News from the House of Sticks -
- Having drop-dead gorgeous, private, windowed offices makes it a lot easier to recruit the kinds of superstars that produce ten times as much as the merely brilliant software developers.
- Leaving London they went to Paris, where they passed a few days, but soon grew weary of the place; and Lord Chetwynde, feeling a kind of languor, which seemed to him like a premonition of disease, he decided to go to Germany. The Cryptogram A Novel
- If you interview a lot of conservative Democrats, even in states like Texas, you know, New Mexico, they are very concerned that Hillary Clinton on the top of the ticket would really kind of depress voter turnout and ultimately affect a lot of down ballot races. CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2008
- It felt like chewing string dipped in weed killer, but within a couple of minutes the trembling in his limbs gave way to a kind of enervated thrumming and the pounding in his head subsided to a manageable level. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
- The premise kinda sounds interesting and it has a good cast, but it also sounds a bit too overdramatic and emo … Anime Preview: Spring 2010 « Undercover
- I guess the suddenness of it all kind of numbed me to it a little. Casting clues and possible solutions
- Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good-will and kind conduct more speedily changed than by invidious jealousies and uncandid imputations, whether expressed or implied.
- There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating, people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
- The Hindu fakir would sit for days without food or water, or bury himself alive as a kind of spiritual observance, a separation of mind from body.