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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Kind \Kind\ (k[imac]nd), a. [Compar. Kinder (k[imac]nd"[~e]r);
superl. Kindest.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate,
prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See Kin
kindred.]
1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature;
natural; native. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth
the kind taste. --Holland.
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2. Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial;
sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
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Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught,
The love he bore to learning was his fault.
--Goldsmith.
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3. Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and
confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining;
benevolent; benignant; gracious.
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He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. --Luke
vi 35.
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O cruel Death, to those you take more kind
Than to the wretched mortals left behind. --Waller.
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A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick.
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4. Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness,
gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. ``Manners so
kind, yet stately.'' --Tennyson.
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5. Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in
harness.
Syn: Benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious;
propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender;
humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild;
gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. See
Obliging.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Kind \Kind\, a. [Compar. Kinder; superl. Kindest.] [AS.
cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the
root of E. kin. See Kin kindred.]
1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature;
natural; native. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth
the kind taste. --Holland.
2. Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial;
sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, The love he
bore to learning was his fault. --Goldsmith.
3. Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and
confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining;
benevolent; benignant; gracious.
He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. --Luke
vi 35.
O cruel Death, to those you take more kind Than to
the wretched mortals left behind. --Waller.
A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick.
4. Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness,
gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. ``Manners so
kind, yet stately.'' --Tennyson.
5. Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in
harness.
Syn: Benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious;
propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender;
humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild;
gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. See
Obliging.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
kindest
a.
(en-superlative of: kind)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
kindest
a.
(en-superlative of: kind)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
kindest
a.
(en-superlative of: kind)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
kindest
a.
(en-superlative of: kind)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
kindest
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm k ind est)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
kindest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj kind)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Kindest /kˈaɪndɪst/ أرحمFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
kindest /kˈaɪndɪst/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]nejlaskavější
/ˈkaɪndəst/