kind
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.
Sources: 1, 2.
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.
Sources: 1, 2.