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Kind

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
"What kind of (a) person are you?; This is a strange kind of tobacco.; What kind of ice-cream would you like? There's chocolate, strawberry, and lemon."
2.NounA makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
"The opening served as a kind of window."
3.NounOne's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.
4.NounFamily, lineage.
5.NounManner.
6.NounGoods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
"in kind; I don't have any money but I can pay in kind by washing the dishes."
7.NounEquivalent means used as response to an action.
"in kind; I'll pay in kind for his insult."
8.NounEach of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
9.NounThe type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
"The kind of any primitive data type is *, corresponding to a nullary constructor."
10.NounFood in a particular category.
11.AdjectiveHaving a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
12.AdjectiveAffectionate.
"a kind man; a kind heart"
13.AdjectiveFavorable.
14.AdjectiveMild, gentle, forgiving
"The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well."
15.AdjectiveGentle; tractable; easily governed.
"a horse kind in harness"
16.AdjectiveCharacteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
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