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kind

/kaɪnd/ noun

In Latin: genus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about kind at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A 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?
A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
The opening served as a kind of window.
One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

adjective

Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
Affectionate.
a kind man; a kind heart
Favorable.

Origin

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.

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