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kind

• (a) having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
  • kind to sick patients
  • a kind master
  • kind words showing understanding and sympathy
  • thanked her for her kind letter
• (s) agreeable, conducive to comfort
  • a dry climate kind to asthmatics
  • the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet
  genial,
• (s) tolerant and forgiving under provocation
  • our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
  tolerant,

Nouns

• (n) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  • sculpture is a form of art
  • what kinds of desserts are there?
  sort, form, variety,

Synonyms

sort form variety genial tolerant

Antonyms

unkind

See also

considerate benignant benign good-natured merciful soft

Words of close approximity