Kind - Definition
kind
adj 1: 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" [ant: unkind]
2: agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to
asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are
anything but kind to the feet" [syn: kind, genial]
3: tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was
very kind about the window our son broke" [syn: kind,
tolerant]
n 1: a category of things distinguished by some common
characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art";
"what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: kind, sort,
form, variety]