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KIND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Example:
what kinds of desserts are there?
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("kind" is a kind of...):
category (a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kind"):
description (sort or variety)
type (a subdivision of a particular kind of thing)
antitype (an opposite or contrasting type)
art form ((architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture))
style (a particular kind (as to appearance))
flavor; flavour ((physics) the six kinds of quarks)
color; colour ((physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction)
species (a specific kind of something)
genus (a general kind of something)
brand; make (a recognizable kind)
genre (a kind of literary or artistic work)
manner (a kind)
model (a type of product)
stripe (a kind or category)
like; the like; the likes of (a similar kind)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tolerant and forgiving under provocation
Example:
our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
Synonyms:
kind; tolerant
Classified under:
Similar:
forgiving (inclined or able to forgive and show mercy)
Derivation:
kindness (tendency to be kind and forgiving)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Agreeable, conducive to comfort
Example:
hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet
Synonyms:
genial; kind
Classified under:
Similar:
hospitable (favorable to life and growth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
Example:
thanked her for her kind letter
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
kind-hearted; kindhearted (having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition)
gentle (having or showing a kindly or tender nature)
benevolent; charitable; good-hearted; kindly; large-hearted; openhearted; sympathetic (showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity)
benign (kindness of disposition or manner)
benignant; gracious (characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects)
Also:
merciful (showing or giving mercy)
soft (compassionate and kind; conciliatory)
good-natured (having an easygoing and cheerful disposition)
considerate (showing concern for the rights and feelings of others)
benign; benignant (pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence)
Attribute:
kindness (the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic)
Antonym:
unkind (lacking kindness)
Derivation:
kindness (a kind act)
kindness (the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic)
Context examples:
I like to please Laurie, and I'm not afraid of Mr. Brooke, he is so kind.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I do not know what kind of creatures inhabit such a thicket, but several times we heard the plunging of large, heavy animals quite close to us.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
As the moose were coming into the land, other kinds of life were coming in.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
But I remember that this importance was a kind of satisfaction to me, when I walked in the playground that afternoon while the boys were in school.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
‘Do not trouble yourself, my kind host; I have food; it is warmth and rest only that I need.’
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
“I hear a voice,” said he, “a young voice. Will you give me your hand, my kind young friend, and lead me in?”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
A coded value specifying the kind of organization relationship.
(Organization Relationship Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)
A coded value specifying the kind of organization.
(Organization Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)
Specifies whether the organization is real (actual) vs. placeholder (kind of).
(Organization Actual Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
Occupational health problems occur at work or because of the kind of work you do.
(Occupational Health, NIH)
