- of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: kind words.
- indulgent, considerate, or helpful; humane (often followed by to): to be kind to animals.
- mild; gentle; clement: kind weather.
- loving; affectionate.
- a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category: Our dog is the same kind as theirs.
- nature or character as determining likeness or difference between things: These differ in degree rather than in kind.
- a person or thing as being of a particular character or class: He is a strange kind of hero.
- a more or less adequate example of something; sort: The vines formed a kind of roof.
- Archaic.
- the nature, or natural disposition or character.
- manner; form.
- gender; sex.
- in kind,
- in something of the same kind or in the same way as that received or borne: They will be repaid in kind for their rudeness.
- in goods, commodities, or services rather than money: In colonial times, payment was often made in kind.
- to some extent; somewhat; rather: The room was kind of dark.
- of the same class, nature, character, etc.: They are two of a kind.
- having a friendly or generous nature or attitude
- helpful to others or to another
- considerate or humane
- cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase kind regards)
- pleasant; agreeable; mild
- beneficial or not harmful
- loving
- a class or group having characteristics in common; sort; type
- an instance or example of a class or group, esp a rudimentary one
- essential nature or character
- gender or sex
- nature; the natural order
- in kind
- (of payment) in goods or produce rather than in money
- with something of the same sort
- kind of informal
- somewhat; rather
- used to express reservation or qualified assent
