Sekirov Dictionary

kind

/kaɪnd/

noun 10
adjective 6
forms 3
phrases 6

noun10

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a group of people, animals or things that are like each other in some way
- What kind of (a) person are you?
- What kind of ice-cream would you like? There's chocolate, strawberry, and lemon.
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The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
- The kind of any primitive data type is *, corresponding to a nullary constructor.
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[in compounds] (Caribbean) Food in a particular category.
- Fish kind was what she ate then. — 1998
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Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- I don't have any money but I can pay in kind by washing the dishes.
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Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- I'll pay in kind for his insult.
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A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- The opening served as a kind of window.
Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
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(no longer used) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.
- Must yt nedes folowe that theyr fayth was chaunged in kynde, bycause yt was augmented in degrees. — 1533
(no longer used) Family, lineage.
(no longer used) Manner.

adjective6

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Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Some say that Rauens foster forlorne children, / The vvhilst their ovvne birds famish in their nests: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart say no, / Nothing so kinde but something pittifull. — 1588
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Affectionate.
- Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, / The love he bore to learning was in fault. — 1770
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Favorable.
- Thy words assure me of kind successe: / Go valiant Souldier, go before and charge / The fainting army of that foolish King. — 1587
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Mild, gentle, forgiving
- The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well.
Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
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(no longer used) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
- it becommeth sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind tast. — 1601

forms

kinds · kinder · kindest

Phrases with kind

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