kind
noun
[ kʌɪnd ]
• a group of people or things having similar characteristics.
• "all kinds of music"
Similar:
sort,
type,
variety,
style,
form,
class,
category,
genre,
genus,
species,
race,
breed,
family,
strain,
order,
natural kind,
brand,
make,
model,
design,
version,
line,
mark,
• each of the elements (bread and wine) of the Eucharist.
• "communion in both kinds"
Origin:
Old English cynd(e), gecynd(e), of Germanic origin; related to kin. The original sense was ‘nature, the natural order’, also ‘innate character, form, or condition’ (compare with kind2); hence ‘a class or race distinguished by innate characteristics’.
kind
adjective
• having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.
• "she was a good, kind woman"
Similar:
kindly,
good-natured,
kind-hearted,
tender-hearted,
warm-hearted,
soft-hearted,
good-hearted,
tender,
caring,
feeling,
affectionate,
loving,
warm,
gentle,
mellow,
mild,
considerate,
helpful,
thoughtful,
obliging,
unselfish,
selfless,
altruistic,
good,
cooperative,
accommodating,
attentive,
compassionate,
sympathetic,
understanding,
big-hearted,
benevolent,
benign,
friendly,
neighbourly,
courteous,
agreeable,
pleasant,
nice,
amiable,
hospitable,
well meaning,
well intentioned,
public-spirited,
well meant,
generous,
magnanimous,
indulgent,
tolerant,
charitable,
gracious,
lenient,
humane,
merciful,
clement,
pitying,
forbearing,
long-suffering,
patient,
liberal,
open-handed,
lavish,
bountiful,
unsparing,
unstinting,
beneficent,
munificent,
giving,
philanthropic,
handsome,
princely,
decent,
bounteous,
benignant,
Origin:
Old English gecynde ‘natural, native’; in Middle English the earliest sense is ‘well born or well bred’, whence ‘well disposed by nature, courteous, gentle, benevolent’.
in kind
• in the same way; with something similar.
• "if he responded positively, they would respond in kind"
• (of payment) in goods or services as opposed to money.
