Definition
(a) kind (person): (a) caring, good-hearted, thoughtful (person)
Lucy is very kind, she's always friendly to me.
kindness: thoughtfulness, consideration, friendliness, helpfulness
Kindness is an important quality.
(this) kind (of person/book): (this) sort, type (of person, of book)
Pronunciation examples
UK: You've been so kind to me, I don't know how to thank you.
US: My kindness is only a sign of my love for humanity.
- "The biofuels in question were made from algae (aquatic plant-like organisms, but not the kind found in miso soup)."
- "Icarus : I like numbers of every kind, but my favorite is 1,456,895."
- "The good kind of bastard."
- "Shaun Saber : No thanks, that's very kind."
- "You should all be very proud of your colleague, who is brave, kind and spiritually curious."
- "I will show you my love by giving you a beautiful gift, because I am a kind, generous, understanding leader."
- "Now, ideally you would retrieve the hair of an American black bear, but, as I am a generous and kind man, I will also accept grizzly bear hair."
- "I like numbers of every kind, but my favourite is..."
- "Bruno : Well, I suppose I'm looking for someone intelligent, kind, with a good sense of humor."
- "Before I accepted his kind offer, I decided to ask you if this would be acceptable to you."
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