kind: signification et définitions

Of a friendly, generous, or warm-hearted nature.

Showing sympathy or understanding; charitable: a kind word.

Humane; considerate: kind to animals.

Forbearing; tolerant: Our neighbor was very kind about the window we broke.

Generous; liberal: kind words of praise.

Agreeable; beneficial: a dry climate kind to asthmatics.

A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort: different kinds of furniture; a new kind of politics.

A doubtful or borderline member of a given category: fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color.

Archaic Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.

Archaic The natural order or course of things; nature.

Archaic Manner or fashion.

all kinds of Informal Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job.

in kind With produce or commodities rather than with money: pay in kind.

in kind In the same manner or with an equivalent: returned the slight in kind.

kind of Informal Rather; somewhat: I'm kind of hungry.

of a kind Of the same kind; alike: My father and my uncle are two of a kind.