kind
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
sculpture is a form of art
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- class derivation
Sense 2 adjective
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
kind to sick patients
Related & opposite
- benignant also see
- considerate also see
- good-natured also see
- soft also see
- merciful also see
- unkind antonym
- kindness attribute
- benignity derivation
- kindness derivation
- gracious similar to
- benign similar to
- kindly similar to
- gentle similar to
- kindhearted similar to
Sense 3 adjective
agreeable, conducive to comfort
a dry climate kind to asthmatics
Related & opposite
- hospitable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke
Related & opposite
- forgivingness derivation
- brook derivation
- forgiving similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | class |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | category |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | description |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | type |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | antitype |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | art form |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | style |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flavour |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | colour |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | species |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | genus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | make |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | genre |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ilk |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | manner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | model |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stripe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | like |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | benignant |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | considerate |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | good-natured |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | soft |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | merciful |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unkind |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | kindness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | benignity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | kindness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | gracious |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | benign |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | kindly |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | gentle |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | kindhearted |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | hospitable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | forgivingness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | brook |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | forgiving |