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kind 1  (knd)
adj. kind·er, kind·est
1. Of a friendly, generous, or warm-hearted nature.
2. Showing sympathy or understanding; charitable: a kind word.
3. Humane; considerate: kind to animals.
4. Forbearing; tolerant: Our neighbor was very kind about the window we broke.
5. Generous; liberal: kind words of praise.
6. Agreeable; beneficial: a dry climate kind to asthmatics.

[Middle English, natural, kind, from Old English gecynde, natural; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: kind1, kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent
These adjectives mean having or showing a tender, considerate, and helping nature. Kind and kindly are the least specific: thanked her for her kind letter; a kindly gentleman.
Kindhearted especially suggests an innately kind disposition: a kindhearted teacher.
Benign implies gentleness and mildness: benign intentions; a benign sovereign.
Benevolent suggests charitableness and a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others: a benevolent contributor.

kind 2  (knd)
n.
1.
a. A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort: different kinds of furniture; a new kind of politics.
b. A doubtful or borderline member of a given category: fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color.
2. Archaic
a. Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.
b. The natural order or course of things; nature.
c. Manner or fashion.
Idioms:
all kinds of Informal
Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job.
in kind
1. With produce or commodities rather than with money: pay in kind.
2. In the same manner or with an equivalent: returned the slight in kind.
kind of Informal
Rather; somewhat: I'm kind of hungry.
of a kind
Of the same kind; alike: My father and my uncle are two of a kind.

[Middle English, from Old English gecynd, race, offspring, kind; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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
Noun1.kindkind - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
category - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
description - sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
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); "this style of shoe is in demand"
flavour, flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarks
colour, color - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
species - a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"
genus - a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
make, brand - a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
genre - a kind of literary or artistic work
ilk, like - a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk"
manner - a kind; "what manner of man are you?"
model - a type of product; "his car was an old model"
stripe - a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"
like, the like, the likes of - a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"
Adj.1.kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
benignant, benign - pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
considerate - showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
good-natured - having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play"
soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"
merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
2.kind - agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
hospitable - favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"
3.kindkind - tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
forgiving - inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"

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
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 helpgracias 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 thatlo menos malo que se puede decir de la obra es que ...
he was kind enough to helptuvo 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 hearttener buen corazón
that's very kind of youes usted muy amable; (more frm) → es muy amable de su parte
it was very kind of you to pick us upfuiste muy amable viniéndonos a recoger; (more frm) → fue muy amable de su parte el venir a recogernos
she was very kind to mefue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo
life has been kind to mela vida me ha tratado bien
you must be kind to animalshay que tratar bien a los animales
a washing-up liquid that is kind to your handsun 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 handlesprefiero los que tienen asas
she hated Lewis and his kindodiaba a Lewis y a la gente como él
many kinds of books/carsmuchos tipos de libros/coches
people of all kindsgente f de todas clases, gente f de todo tipo
all kinds of thingstoda clase de cosas
it can fail for all kinds of reasonspuede fallar por todo tipo de razones
a kind of lizardun tipo de lagarto
she's the kind (of person) thatella 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 happentuve el presentimiento de que ocurriría así
you know the kind of thing I meanya sabes a lo que me refiero
it's not his kind of film/thingno es el tipo de película/cosa que(a él)le gusta
he's not her kind of manno 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 kindson tal para cual
she's a very unusual woman, one of a kindes una mujer muy poco corriente, única
it's the only one of its kindes único(en su género)
the castle is the largest of its kindel castillo es el más grande de los de su estilo
something of the kindalgo por el estilo
nothing of the kind!¡nada de eso!, ¡ni hablar!
she never said anything of the kindnunca dijo nada parecido
2.
in kind payment in kindpago m en especie
to repay sth in kind [+ cruelty, ingratitude etc] → pagar algo con la misma moneda
we repaid her generosity in kindrespondimos con nuestra generosidad a la suya
3.
kind of (= rather) → algo
we're kind of busy right nowahora mismo estamos algo ocupados
I kind of felt it might happentenía el presentimiento de que iba a suceder
it's kind of awkward at the momentahora mismo me va mal, ahora no es el mejor momento
it was kind of sad, reallyera un poco triste, la verdad
she was kind of cutetenía 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
to be paid in kind (with goods, services)être payé en nature
kind of adv (= in a way)
She's kind of cute → Elle est jolie à sa manière.

kind1
n
(= class, variety, nature)Art f; (of coffee, sugar, paint etc)Sorte f; they differ in kindsie sind verschiedenartig; several kinds of flourmehrere Mehlsorten; this kind of bookdiese 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 kinddas Einzige seiner Art; a funny kind of nameein komischer Name; he is not the kind of man to refuseer ist nicht der Typ, der Nein or nein sagt; he’s not that kind of personso ist er nicht; I’m not that kind of girlso eine bin ich nicht; they’re two of a kinddie beiden sind vom gleichen Typ or von der gleichen Art; (people) → sie sind vom gleichen Schlag; she’s one of a kindsie ist wirklich einzigartig, jemanden wie sie gibt es nur einmal; I know your kinddeinen Typ kenne ich; your kind never do any goodLeute Ihres Schlags or Leute wie Sie sind für nichts gut; this kind of thingso etwas; you know the kind of thing I meanSie wissen, was ich meine; … of all kindsalle möglichen; something of the kindso etwas Ähnliches; nothing of the kindnichts dergleichen; you’ll do nothing of the kinddu 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 holidaysolche Ferien sind nicht mein Fall (inf)or nach meinem Geschmack; she’s my kind of womansie ist mein Typ
a kind of …eine Art …, so ein(e) …; a kind of boxso (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 kindBezahlung fin Naturalien; I shall pay you back in kind (fig)ich werde es Ihnen in gleicher Münze heimzahlen; the police responded in kinddie Polizei reagierte, indem sie das Gleiche tat

kind2
adj (+er)
(= caring) personliebenswürdig, nett, freundlich (to zu); voice, smile, facefreundlich; he’s kind to animalser ist gut zu Tieren; the kindest thing to do would be to shoot the wounded animaldas Humanste wäre, das verletzte Tier zu erschießen; would you be kind enough to open the doorwären Sie (vielleicht) so nett or freundlich or lieb, die Tür zu öffnen; he was so kind as to show me the wayer war so nett or freundlich or lieb und zeigte mir den Weg; it was very kind of you to help mees war wirklich nett or lieb von Ihnen, mir zu helfen; you’re too kind! (also iro)Sie sind zu liebenswürdig!
(= charitable) description, wordsfreundlich; (= flattering) description, photograph, lightingschmeichelhaft; this dress is kind to the figuredieses Kleid schmeichelt der Figur (dat)
(= gentle) to be kind to your hands/skinsanft zu den Händen/zur Haut sein; the years have been kind to herdie Jahre sind fast spurlos an ihr vorübergegangen

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

kind1
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

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
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
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 будь-ласка مہربانی کر کے vui lòng
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
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
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
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

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


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