kind

kind: 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 especially as applied to persons and to their acts and utterances. Kind and kindly both imply possession of qualities (as interest in others' welfare, sympathy, and humaneness) appropriate to man as a rational, sensitive, and social being.

The two words are often used interchangeably without loss, but they may be used distinctively, kind then implying reference to a disposition to be sympathetic and helpful, and kindly to the expression of a benevolent, sympathetic, or helpful nature, mood, or impulse; thus, he has a kind, rather than kindly, heart; he takes a kindly, rather than kind, interest in ambitious boys

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be kind to animals
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the kindly ministrations of a nurse
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kindly words of advice
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the kindest man, the best-conditioned and unwearied spirit in doing courtesies— Shak.
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ring in the valiant man and free, the larger heart, the kindlier hand\—Tennyson
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Benign (see also FAVORABLE) and benignant stress mildness, serenity, and mercifulness more than do kind and kindly; they also often imply graciousness and therefore are more frequently applied to superiors than to equals, when they are used to describe persons or their acts, utterances, or policies

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a benign master
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the transformation of a benign personality into a belligerent one— Mumford
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a benignant influence
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strange peace and rest fell on me from the presence of a benignant Spirit standing near— Sill
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Analogous words: benevolent, *charitable, humane, altruistic, philanthropic, eleemosynary, humanitarian: sympathetic, warm, warmhearted, responsive, *tender, compassionate: clement, lenient, indulgent, merciful, *forbearing, tolerant: *amiable, good-natured, complaisant, obliging

Antonyms: unkind

Contrasted words: cruel, inhuman, *fierce, savage, fell: harsh, *rough: *grim, implacable, unrelenting, merciless

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Benevolent, beneficent, benignant, humane, gracious, friendly, kindly, complacent, complaisant, bland, generous, obliging, bounteous, accommodating, philanthropic, compassionate, mind, benign, clement, good, amiable, charitable, gentle, lenient, indulgent, forbearing, tender, sympathetic, affectionate, loving, good-natured, tender-hearted, kind-hearted / Race, genus, family, breed, species, set, class / Sort, nature, character, manner, description, style

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Kind — Kind, n. [OE. kinde, cunde, AS. cynd. See {Kind}, a.] 1. Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He knew by kind and by no other lore. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, Are led by kind t… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kind — (k[imac]nd), a. [Compar. {Kinder} (k[imac]nd [ e]r); superl. {Kindest}.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See {Kin} kindred.] 1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one s nature; natural;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kind — can mean:* The type of types in a type system in type theory * Natural kind, in philosophy a grouping of things which is a natural grouping, not an artificial one. * KIND is the ICAO designation for Indianapolis International Airport * Created… … Wikipedia
KIND — can refer to:* KIND (AM), a radio station at 1010 AM licensed to Independence, Kansas * KIND FM, a radio station at 102.9 FM licensed to Independence, Kansas * Indianapolis International Airport, an airport located in Indianapolis, Indiana,… … Wikipedia
Kind — Kind, v. t. [See {Kin}.] To beget. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kind — I. noun Etymology: Middle English kinde, from Old English cynd; akin to Old English cynn kin Date: before 12th century 1. a. archaic nature b. archaic family, lineage 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
kind — See: IN A WAY also IN A KIND OF WAY, IN KIND … Dictionary of American idioms
kind of — or[sort of] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Almost but not quite; rather. * /A guinea pig looks kind of like a rabbit, but it has short ears./ * /Bob was kind of tired when he finished the job./ * /The teacher sort of frowned but then smiled./ * /Mary… … Dictionary of American idioms
kind — See: IN A WAY also IN A KIND OF WAY, IN KIND … Dictionary of American idioms
kind of — or[sort of] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Almost but not quite; rather. * /A guinea pig looks kind of like a rabbit, but it has short ears./ * /Bob was kind of tired when he finished the job./ * /The teacher sort of frowned but then smiled./ * /Mary… … Dictionary of American idioms
kind of — adverb Date: 1775 1. to a moderate degree ; somewhat < it s kind of late to begin > 2. in a way that approximates ; more or less < kind of sneaked up on us > … New Collegiate Dictionary

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