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Kind Kaɪnd Helpful Adjective Bre Person Heart/Face Action/Gesture/Comment

Word kind
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / kaɪnd / NAmE / kaɪnd /
Example
  • a very kind and helpful person
  • a kind heart/face
  • a kind action/gesture/comment
  • you've been very kind.
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kind

(adjective)BrE / kaɪnd / NAmE / kaɪnd /
  1. caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous
    • opposite unkind
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unkind
    • a very kind and helpful person
    • a kind heart/face
    • a kind action/gesture/comment
    • You've been very kind.
    • kind to animals
    • Soft water is kinder to your hair.
    • The weather was very kind to us.
    • It was really kind of you to help me.
    • Thank you for your kind invitation.
    • ‘Do have another.’ ‘That's very kind of you (= thank you).’
    • We need a kinder, gentler society.
    • It would be kinder if we didn’t mention his wife.
    • If an animal is badly injured, often the kindest thing to do is to destroy it painlessly.
  2. used to make a polite request or give an order
    • see also kindly
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kindly_2
    • Would you be kind enough to close the window?

    Extra Examples

    • My boss has been extremely kind to me.
    • She was endlessly kind and sympathetic.
    • He’s a kind and helpful person.
    • She may seem quite stern at times, but she has a kind heart.
    • Thanks for your card—it was a very kind thought.
    • They were taught to be kind to animals.
    • You’ve been very kind.

    Word Origin

    • adjective Old English gecynde ‘natural, native’; in Middle English the earliest sense is ‘well born or well bred’, whence ‘well disposed by nature, courteous, gentle, benevolent’.
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