- kind adj
- "My mother says to look for a man who is kind. That's what I'll do. I'll find somebody who's kinda tall and handsome." Carolyn, age 8.
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kind adj
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kind — n *type, sort, stripe, kidney, ilk, description, nature, character kind adj Kind, kindly, benign, benignant mean having or exhibiting a nature that is gentle, considerate, and inclined to benevolent or beneficent actions and are comparable… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
kind — [adj] generous, good affectionate, all heart*, altruistic, amiable, amicable, beneficent, benevolent, benign, big, bleeding heart*, bounteous, charitable, clement, compassionate, congenial, considerate, cordial, courteous, eleemosynary, friendly … New thesaurus
kind — {{11}}kind (adj.) friendly, deliberately doing good to others, from O.E. gecynde natural, native, innate, originally with the feeling of relatives for each other, from P.Gmc. *gakundiz natural, native, from *kunjam (see KIN (Cf. kin)), with… … Etymology dictionary
kind — [kīnd] n. [ME kynd < OE cynd, akin to Ger kind, child, ON kundr, son < IE * ĝṇti (> L natio, NATION) < base * ĝen : see GENUS] 1. Archaic a) origin b) nature c) manner; way … English World dictionary
kind|ly — «KYND lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. kind; friendly; good natured: »kindly faces, kindly people, kindly criticism. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
kind-hearted — kind heart|ed [ˌkaınd ˈha:tıd US a:r ] adj kind and generous ▪ a kind hearted gesture >kind heartedly adv >kind heartedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
kind-hearted — ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as kind hearted, you mean that they are kind, caring, and generous. He was a warm, generous and kind hearted man. Syn: kind … English dictionary
kind-hearted — adj. of a kind disposition. Derivatives: kind heartedly adv. kind heartedness n … Useful english dictionary
kind — I [[t]ka͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES AND PHRASES ♦ kinds 1) N COUNT: usu N of n If you talk about a particular kind of thing, you are talking about one of the types or sorts of that thing. The party needs a different kind of leadership... Had Jamie ever… … English dictionary
Kind — Kịnd das; (e)s, er; 1 ein junger Mensch in der Zeit von seiner Geburt bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, an dem er körperlich reif oder erwachsen (juristisch volljährig) ist ↔ Erwachsene(r) <ein ungeborenes, neugeborenes, tot geborenes Kind; ein artiges,… … Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
