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ADJECTIVE:

1. of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: 
a kind and loving person.

2. having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: 
kind words.

3. indulgent, considerate, or helpful; humane (often followed by to): 
to be kind to animals.

4. mild; gentle; clement: 
kind weather.

5. having a friendly or generous nature or attitude.

6. helpful to others or to another:
a kind deed.

7. considerate or humane.

8. cordial; courteous (esp in the phrase "kind regards").

9. pleasant; agreeable; mild:
a kind climate.

10. of a sympathetic or helpful nature: 
was helped by a kind neighbor; They were very kind to us.

11. of a forbearing nature; gentle: 
kind treatment of animals.

12. arising from or characterized by sympathy or forbearance: 
a kind act; a kind smile.

13. of a kind to give pleasure or relief: 
cooled by a kind breeze.

informal: 

beneficial or not harmful:
a detergent that is kind to the hands. 

British Dialect, chiefly dialectal, or archaic: 

loving; affectionate. 

Origin:

Adj: First recorded before 900; Middle English kind(e) “natural, well-disposed,” Old English gecynde “natural;” see origin at genial1, kind2. Noun: First recorded before 900; Middle English kinde, Old English gecynd “nature, race, origin”; cognate with Old Norse kyndi, Old High German kikunt, Latin gēns (genitive gentis ); see kin. Dictionary 2: Adj: Old English gecynde natural, native; see kind ². Noun: Old English gecynd nature; compare Old English cyn kin, Gothic kuni race, Old High German kikunt, Latin gens. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of kind: Noun: before the 12th century. Adjective: 14th century. History and Etymology for kind: Noun and Adjective: Middle English kinde, from Old English cynd; akin to Old English cynn kin. —Merriam-Webster.

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