kind

CEFRA1

/kaɪnd/

adjective · noun

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Caring, helpful, and considerate toward other people.

  2. 02

    noun

    A group of people or things with similar qualities.

Examples

  • I can't live that kind of life.

  • You were kind to help me.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

  2. One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

More examples

In context

  • Neither of them is the marrying kind.

  • What kind of (a) person are you?

  • What kind of ice-cream would you like? There's chocolate, strawberry, and lemon.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English kynde, kinde, from Old English cynd, ġecynd (“inherent nature, disposition, kind, gender, generation, race”), from Proto-West Germanic *kundi, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, related to Proto-Germanic *kunją (“race, kin”) and Old English cennan (“to bear, give birth”). Cognate with Old High German gikunt (“nature, kind”), Icelandic kind (“race, species, kind”). Doublet of gens, genesis, and jati. See also kin.