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kind1 adj 1. having a friendly or generous nature or attitude 2. helpful to others or to another a kind deed 3. considerate or humane 4. cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase kind regards) 5. pleasant; agreeable; mild a kind climate 6. Informal beneficial or not harmful a detergent that is kind to the hands 7. Archaic loving [Old English gecynde natural, native; see kind2] kind2 n
1. a class or group having characteristics in common; sort; type two of a kind what kind of creature? 2. an instance or example of a class or group, esp a rudimentary one heating of a kind 3. essential nature or character the difference is one of kind rather than degree 4. Archaic gender or sex 5. Archaic nature; the natural order in kind a. (of payment) in goods or produce rather than in money b. with something of the same sort to return an insult in kind kind of (adverb) Informal somewhat; rather kind of tired [Old English gecynd nature; compare Old English cyn kin, Gothic kuni race, Old High German kikunt, Latin gens] Usage: The mixture of plural and singular constructions, although often used informally with kind and sort, should be avoided in serious writing: children enjoy those kinds (not those kind) of stories; these sorts (not these sort) of distinctions are becoming blurred ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
kind1 noun 1. class, sort, type, variety, brand, grade, category, genre, classification, league They developed a new kind of film-making. 2. sort, set, type, ilk, family, race, species, breed, genus I hate Lewis and his kind just as much as you do. 3. nature, sort, type, manner, style, quality, character, make-up, habit, stamp, description, mould, essence, temperament, persuasion, calibre, disposition Donations came in from all kinds of people. kind of (Informal) rather, quite, sort of (informal), a little, a bit, pretty (informal), fairly, relatively, somewhat, slightly, moderately, to some extent, to some degree It was kind of sad, really. of a kind of a sort, of a type There is good news of a kind for the Prime Minister. kind2 adjective 1. considerate, good, loving, kindly, understanding, concerned, friendly, neighbourly, gentle, generous, mild, obliging, sympathetic, charitable, thoughtful, benign, humane, affectionate, compassionate, clement, gracious, indulgent, benevolent, attentive, amiable, courteous, amicable, lenient, cordial, congenial, philanthropic, unselfish, propitious, beneficent, kind-hearted, bounteous, tender-hearted He was a very kind man, full of common sense. considerate severe, harsh, cruel, vicious, unkind, heartless, merciless, unsympathetic, hard-hearted 2. flattering, becoming, enhancing Summer clothes are invariably less kind to fuller figures. Translations kind [kaɪnd] A. ADJ (kinder (compar) (kindest (superl))) [person] → amable, atento; [act, word, offer] → amable; [treatment] → bueno, cariñoso; [voice] → tierno, cariñoso thank you for your kind offer of help → gracias por ofrecerte amablemente a ayudarnos; (more frm) → gracias por su amable oferta de ayuda the kindest thing that can be said about the play is that → lo menos malo que se puede decir de la obra es que ... he was kind enough to help → tuvo la amabilidad de ayudar would you be kind enough to or would you be so kind as to close the door? (frm) → ¿haría el favor de cerrar la puerta, por favor?, ¿tendría la bondad de cerrar la puerta, por favor?(frm) to have a kind heart → tener buen corazón that's very kind of you → es usted muy amable; (more frm) → es muy amable de su parte it was very kind of you to pick us up → fuiste muy amable viniéndonos a recoger; (more frm) → fue muy amable de su parte el venir a recogernos she was very kind to me → fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo life has been kind to me → la vida me ha tratado bien you must be kind to animals → hay que tratar bien a los animales a washing-up liquid that is kind to your hands → un lavavajillas que no daña sus manos, un lavavajillas que es suave con sus manos B. N 1. (= type) → clase f, tipo m which kind do you prefer? → ¿qué tipo prefieres? I prefer the kind with handles → prefiero los que tienen asas she hated Lewis and his kind → odiaba a Lewis y a la gente como él many kinds of books/cars → muchos tipos de libros/coches people of all kinds → gente f de todas clases, gente f de todo tipo all kinds of things → toda clase de cosas it can fail for all kinds of reasons → puede fallar por todo tipo de razones a kind of lizard → un tipo de lagarto she's the kind (of person) that → ella es de las que ... what kind of person do you take me for? → ¿por quién me tomas? what kind of an answer is that?; what kind of an answer do you call that? → ¿qué clase de respuesta es ésa? I had a kind of feeling that would happen → tuve el presentimiento de que ocurriría así you know the kind of thing I mean → ya sabes a lo que me refiero it's not his kind of film/thing → no es el tipo de película/cosa que(a él)le gusta he's not her kind of man → no es su tipo de hombre it was tea of a kind (pej) → se supone que era té(pej) three/four of a kind (in card games) → tres/cuatro del mismo palo they're two of a kind → son tal para cual she's a very unusual woman, one of a kind → es una mujer muy poco corriente, única it's the only one of its kind → es único(en su género) the castle is the largest of its kind → el castillo es el más grande de los de su estilo something of the kind → algo por el estilo nothing of the kind! → ¡nada de eso!, ¡ni hablar! she never said anything of the kind → nunca dijo nada parecido 2. in kind payment in kind → pago m en especie to repay sth in kind [+ cruelty, ingratitude etc] → pagar algo con la misma moneda we repaid her generosity in kind → respondimos con nuestra generosidad a la suya 3. kind of (= rather) → algo we're kind of busy right now → ahora mismo estamos algo ocupados I kind of felt it might happen → tenía el presentimiento de que iba a suceder it's kind of awkward at the moment → ahora mismo me va mal, ahora no es el mejor momento it was kind of sad, really → era un poco triste, la verdad she was kind of cute → tenía cierto atractivo kind [ˈkaɪnd] adj [person] → gentil(le), aimable Thank you for being so kind BUT Merci pour votre gentillesse. to be kind to somebody → être gentil avec quelqu'un that's very kind of you → c'est très aimable à vous It was kind of them to help → C'était gentil de leur part d'aider. would you be kind enough to ...? → auriez-vous la gentillesse de ...?, seriez-vous assez aimable pour ...? would you be so kind as to ...? → auriez-vous la gentillesse de ...?, seriez-vous assez aimable pour ...? [smile, voice] → plein(e) de bonté; [deed, thought] → bon(ne) n (= type) → sorte f, genre m It's a kind of sausage → C'est une sorte de saucisse., C'est un genre de saucisse that kind of thing → ce genre de chose what kind of ...? → quel genre de ...?, quelle sorte de ...? all kinds of ... → toutes sortes de ... of all kinds → de toutes sortes a kind of He's a kind of explorer → C'est une sorte d'explorateur., C'est un genre d'explorateur. a new kind of → un nouveau genre de, une nouvelle sorte de of a new kind → d'un nouveau genre of an entirely new kind → d'un genre entièrement nouveau to be two of a kind (= very similar) They're two of a kind → À eux deux, ils font la paire. to be one of a kind (= unique) → être unique en son genre, ne pas avoir son pareil to respond in kind (= in similar fashion) → répondre pareillement to repay sb in kind → rendre la pareille à qn kind1 n (= class, variety, nature) → Art f; (of coffee, sugar, paint etc) → Sorte f; they differ in kind → sie sind verschiedenartig; several kinds of flour → mehrere Mehlsorten; this kind of book → diese Art Buch; all kinds of … → alle möglichen …; what kind of …? → was für ein(e) …?; what kind of people does he think we are? → für wen hält er uns denn?; the only one of its kind → das Einzige seiner Art; a funny kind of name → ein komischer Name; he is not the kind of man to refuse → er ist nicht der Typ, der Nein or nein sagt; he’s not that kind of person → so ist er nicht; I’m not that kind of girl → so eine bin ich nicht; they’re two of a kind → die beiden sind vom gleichen Typ or von der gleichen Art; (people) → sie sind vom gleichen Schlag; she’s one of a kind → sie ist wirklich einzigartig, jemanden wie sie gibt es nur einmal; I know your kind → deinen Typ kenne ich; your kind never do any good → Leute Ihres Schlags or Leute wie Sie sind für nichts gut; this kind of thing → so etwas; you know the kind of thing I mean → Sie wissen, was ich meine; … of all kinds → alle möglichen …; something of the kind → so etwas Ähnliches; nothing of the kind → nichts dergleichen; you’ll do nothing of the kind → du wirst dich schwer hüten, du wirst das schön bleiben lassen!; it was beef of a kind (pej) → es war Rindfleisch oder so was Ähnliches (inf); it’s not my kind of holiday → solche Ferien sind nicht mein Fall (inf) → or nach meinem Geschmack; she’s my kind of woman → sie ist mein Typ a kind of … → eine Art …, so ein(e) …; a kind of box → so (etwas wie) eine Schachtel, eine Art Schachtel; in a kind of way I’m disappointed (inf) → ich bin irgendwie enttäuscht; he was kind of worried-looking (inf) → er sah irgendwie bedrückt aus; I kind of thought that he … (inf) (and he didn’t) → ich habe eigentlich gedacht, dass er …; (and he did) → ich habe es mir beinahe gedacht, dass er …; are you nervous? — kind of (inf) → bist du nervös? — ja, schon (inf) (= goods, as opposed to money) → Naturalien pl, → Ware f; payment in kind → Bezahlung f → in Naturalien; I shall pay you back in kind (fig) → ich werde es Ihnen in gleicher Münze heimzahlen; the police responded in kind → die Polizei reagierte, indem sie das Gleiche tat kind2 adj (+er) (= caring) person → liebenswürdig, nett, freundlich (to zu); voice, smile, face → freundlich; he’s kind to animals → er ist gut zu Tieren; the kindest thing to do would be to shoot the wounded animal → das Humanste wäre, das verletzte Tier zu erschießen; would you be kind enough to open the door → wären Sie (vielleicht) so nett or freundlich or lieb, die Tür zu öffnen; he was so kind as to show me the way → er war so nett or freundlich or lieb und zeigte mir den Weg; it was very kind of you to help me → es war wirklich nett or lieb von Ihnen, mir zu helfen; you’re too kind! (also iro) → Sie sind zu liebenswürdig! (= charitable) description, words → freundlich; (= flattering) description, photograph, lighting → schmeichelhaft; this dress is kind to the figure → dieses Kleid schmeichelt der Figur (dat) kind [kaɪnd] 1. n (species) → sorta, specie f, genere m all kinds of things → ogni genere di cose some kind of fish → qualche tipo di pesce he's not the kind of person to ... → non è il tipo da... what kind of an answer is that?, what kind of an answer do you call that? → che razza di risposta è questa? what kind of person do you take me for? → per chi mi prendi? I had a kind of feeling that would happen → avevo come il presentimento che sarebbe successo you know the kind of thing I mean → sai cosa intendo or voglio dire something of the kind → qualcosa del genere nothing of the kind! → niente affatto! it's not his kind of film → non è il tipo or genere di film che piace a lui, non è il suo genere di film they're two of a kind (pej) → sono della stessa pasta it's the only one of its kind → è l'unico nel suo genere it was tea of a kind (pej) → era una sottospecie di tè I kind of thought this would happen (fam) → quasi me l'aspettavo she looked kind of worried (fam) → sembrava come preoccupata payment in kind → pagamento in natura to repay sb in kind (after good deed) → ricambiare la cortesia a qn (after bad deed) → ripagare qn con la stessa moneta 2. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → gentile, buono/a to be kind to sb → essere gentile con qn would you be kind enough to ...? → sarebbe così gentile da...? would you be so kind as to ...? → le spiacerebbe...? it's very kind of you (to do ...) → è molto gentile da parte sua (fare...) thank you for your kind assistance (frm) → la ringrazio per il gentile aiuto kind [kaɪnd] 1. n (species) → sorta, specie f, genere m all kinds of things → ogni genere di cose some kind of fish → qualche tipo di pesce he's not the kind of person to ... → non è il tipo da... what kind of an answer is that?, what kind of an answer do you call that? → che razza di risposta è questa? what kind of person do you take me for? → per chi mi prendi? I had a kind of feeling that would happen → avevo come il presentimento che sarebbe successo you know the kind of thing I mean → sai cosa intendo or voglio dire something of the kind → qualcosa del genere nothing of the kind! → niente affatto! it's not his kind of film → non è il tipo or genere di film che piace a lui, non è il suo genere di film they're two of a kind (pej) → sono della stessa pasta it's the only one of its kind → è l'unico nel suo genere it was tea of a kind (pej) → era una sottospecie di tè I kind of thought this would happen (fam) → quasi me l'aspettavo she looked kind of worried (fam) → sembrava come preoccupata payment in kind → pagamento in natura to repay sb in kind (after good deed) → ricambiare la cortesia a qn (after bad deed) → ripagare qn con la stessa moneta 2. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → gentile, buono/a to be kind to sb → essere gentile con qn would you be kind enough to ...? → sarebbe così gentile da...? would you be so kind as to ...? → le spiacerebbe...? it's very kind of you (to do ...) → è molto gentile da parte sua (fare...) thank you for your kind assistance (frm) → la ringrazio per il gentile aiuto n kind [kaind] a sort or type What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children. soort نَوْع вид druh slags; type die Art είδος, τύπος tipo, género, clase laad نوع؛ جور laji sorte, espèce אֵיזֶה מִין... प्रकार, वस्तु vrsta faj(ta), -féle jenis tegund, gerð sorta, specie, tipo 種類 종류 rūšis suga; šķirne; veids jenis soort slags, type, art, sort rodzaj tipo марка; сорт druh vrsta vrsta sort[], slag[], typ ชนิด çeşit, tür, tip 種類 рід; різновид نسل یا نوع loại 种类 kind2 adj kind [kaind] ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday. gaaf لَطيف мил laskavý venlig freundlich καλός, ευγενικός amable kena با محبت ystävällinen gentil אָדִיב दयालु, आभार prijateljski kedves baik hati góður, vingjarnlegur gentile 親切な 친절한 malonus, mielas laipns baik hati aardig snill, god, vennlig uprzejmy, życzliwy bondoso drăguţ добрый; любезный láskavý prijazen ljubazan vänligt, välvilligt ใจดี nazik, kibar 和藹的,親切的 добрий, люб'язний مہربان tốt 和蔼的 adv kindly 1 in a kind manner She kindly lent me a handkerchief. gawe بِلُطْف любезно laskavě venligt liebenswürdigerweise ευγενικά amablemente sõbralikult مهربانانه ystävällisesti gentiment בְּאֲדִיבוּת कृपया, कृपापूर्वक ljubazno kedvesen ramah vinsamlega gentilmente 親切に 친절하게 maloniai, mielai laipni; labvēlīgi dengan baik hati vriendelijk vennlig, velvillig uprzejmie bondosamente cu amabilitate; amabil любезно láskavo prijazno ljubazno vänligt, välvilligt อย่างกรุณา nazikçe, kibarca 好意地 люб'язно نرمی یا ملائمت سے một cách tử tế 友好地 2 please Would you kindly stop talking! vriendelik مِن فَضْلَك мило laskavě, prosím venligst gütigst παρακαλώ por favor palun لطفاً ystävällisesti avoir l'obligeance de אָנָא कृपया ljubazno legyen szíves...! dengan hormat gera svo vel per favore どうぞ 제발 malonėk(ite) (pieklājības formulās) lūdzu; esiet tik laipni tolong alstublieft vær så snill (å), vennligst z łaski swojej por favor a fi atât de bun să... пожалуйста prosím prosim molim Vas vänligen กรุณา lütfen, ne olur 請 будь-ласка مہربانی کر کے vui lòng 请 adj having or showing a gentle and friendly nature a kindly smile; a kindly old lady. goedhartig لطيف добродушен vlídný venlig gütig καλοσυνάτος, φιλικός bondadoso, amable, agradable, simpático leebe مهربان ystävällinen bienveillant יְדִידוּתִי कृपालु, भ्रद्र, सदय, मनोहर, सुखद, सुहावना ljubazan kedves ramah vinalegur gentile, amabile 優しい 친절한 malonus laipns bermaksud baik vriendelijk vennlig, mild, godhjertet życzliwy gentil binevoitor добродушный vľúdny prijazen ljubazan vänlig, välvillig ด้วยจิตใจที่ดี nazik, kibar 親切的 привітний; приємний پسندیدگی اور شفقت کا رویّہ chân thành 仁慈的 n kindliness goedhartigheid لَطافَه добрина vlídnost venlighed; godhjertethed die Güte καλοσύνη amabilidad, simpatía sõbralikkus مهربانی herttaisuus bienveillance אֲדִיבוּת कृपालुता, मनोहरता ljubaznost jóság, kedvesség keramahan vinsemd, góðvild gentilezza 優しさ 친절함 mielumas, gerumas laipnība kebaikan hati vriendelijkheid vennlighet, godhjertethet życzliwość bondade bunăvoinţă доброта láskavosť ljubeznivost ljubaznost vänlighet, välvillighet ความเมตตากรุณา iyilik, iyi kalplilik 仁慈 доброта لطف ، شفقت lòng tốt 仁慈 n kindness the quality of being kind I'll never forget her kindness; Thank you for all your kindness. goeiigheid لَطافَه любезност laskavost venlighed; godhed die Freundlichkeit καλοσύνη bondad, amabilidad lahkus محبت ystävällisyys gentillesse אֲדִיבוּת दयालुता, कृपा ljubaznost kedvesség kebaikan hati góðvild, elskulegheit gentilezza 親切 호의 gerumas laipnība kebaikan vriendelijkheid, goedheid vennlighet, elskverdighet, velvilje uprzejmość bondade bunătate доброта láskavosť prijaznost ljubaznost vänlighet ความเมตตา iyilik, nezaket 親切,好意 доброта; доброзичливість مہربانی sự tốt bụng 仁慈 adj kind-ˈhearted having or showing kindness She is too kind-hearted to hurt an animal. goedhartig طيِّب أو رَقيق القَلْب добросърдечен dobrosrdečný godhjertet gütig καλόκαρδος bondadoso heasüdamlik خوش قلب hyväsydäminen qui a bon coeur טוּב-לֵב सहृदय, कृपालु dobrodušan jószívű baik hati góðhjartaður di cuore buono 心の優しい 친절한 geraširdis labsirdīgs berhati baik goedhartig godhjertet, kjærlig łagodny com bom coração binevoitor добросердечный dobrosrdečný dobrega srca dobrodušan godhjärtad, snäll ใจดี iyi yürekli/kalpli, sevecen 好心的 м'якосердий نرم دل tốt bụng 好心的 kind → حنون, نوع druh, laskavý slags, venlig Art, liebenswürdig είδος, ευγενικός amable, especie laji, ystävällinen gentil, sorte dobar, vrsta gentile, tipo 種類, 親切な 종류, 친절한 aardig, soort slag, snill rodzaj, uprzejmy amável, tipo вид, добрый snäll, sort ใจดี, จำพวก iyi kalpli, tür loại, tốt bụng 仁慈的, 种类 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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