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kind 1 K0063700 (kīnd)adj. kind·er, kind·est 1. Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.2. Agreeable or beneficial: a dry climate kind to asthmatics.
[Middle English kinde, natural, kind, from Old English gecynde, natural; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: kind1, kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent
These adjectives mean having or showing a tender, considerate, and helping nature. Kind and kindly are the least specific: thanked her for her kind letter; a kindly gentleman. Kindhearted especially suggests an innately kind disposition: a kindhearted teacher. Benign implies gentleness and mildness: benign intentions; a benign sovereign. Benevolent suggests charitableness and a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others: a benevolent contributor.
kind 2 K0063700 (kīnd)n.1. a. A group of individuals or instances sharing common traits; a category or sort: different kinds of furniture; a new kind of politics.b. A doubtful or borderline member of a given category: fashioned a kind of shelter; a kind of bluish color.2. Archaic a. Underlying character as a determinant of the class to which a thing belongs; nature or essence.b. The natural order or course of things; nature.c. Manner or fashion.3. Obsolete a. Lineal ancestry or descent.b. Lineal ancestors or descendants considered as a group.Idioms: all kinds of Informal Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job. in kind1. With produce or commodities rather than with money: pay in kind.2. 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.
[Middle English, from Old English gecynd, race, offspring, kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: The words kind, sort, and type can be troublesome when they are used with plural nouns and modifiers. Sentences like I hate these kind of movies may occur with some frequency but are awkward, and some would say, grammatically incorrect. The Usage Panel frowns upon these usages. In our 2005 survey, 81 percent rejected the use of kind with a plural modifier and plural noun in the sentence Those kind of buildings seem old-fashioned. Fully 88 percent of the Panel found unacceptable the use of kind with a singular modifier and plural noun and verb in That kind of buildings seem old fashioned. In these examples kind would presumably function as a determiner like number in A great number of people have crowded into the lobby. (Note that number here is singular, but the plural verb have agrees with the plural noun people, so number is not really the subject of the sentence). This problem can be avoided by making the phrase entirely singular (as in That kind of movie is always enjoyable) or by revising so that the noun is the plural subject (as in Movies of that kind are always enjoyable). Bear in mind that plural kinds often implies that the phrase refers to a number of different categories of things—more than one genre of movie, for example. Perhaps the best solution is to drop the kind phrase entirely (Those movies are always enjoyable) or to be specific (Those spy movies are always enjoyable).Thesaurus| Adv. | 1.in kind - with something of the same kind; "she pays him back in kind"in a similar way |
Translationsin kind
in kind1. With similar actions or in an equivalent manner. If you treat people with respect, they will respond to you in kind. You need to pay her back in kind for all the bad things she's done to you!2. With goods, rather than money. My clients are very poor, and often pay me in kind, with a basket of eggs or whatever they have.See also: kindin kind 1. in goods rather than in money. The country doctor was usually paid in kind. He accepted two pigs as payment for an operation. Do you have to pay tax on payments made in kind? 2. similarly; [giving] something similar to what was received. John punched Bill, and Bill gave it back in kind. She spoke rudely to me, so I spoke to her in kind.See also: kindin kind1. With produce or commodities rather than money. For example, I edited Bob's book for payment in kind; he gave me voice lessons in exchange. [c. 1600] 2. In the same manner or with an equivalent, as in He returned the insult in kind. [Early 1700s] See also: kindin ˈkind
1 (of payment) in the form of goods or services, not money: People in the country used to pay the doctor in kind with meat, vegetables, eggs and things like that.
2 do the same thing to somebody as they have done to you, usually something unpleasant: If they attack our troops, we will retaliate in kind.See also: kind in kind1. With produce or commodities rather than with money: pay in kind.2. In the same manner or with an equivalent: returned the slight in kind.See also: kindIn Kind
Related to In Kind: In Kind DistributionIn KindOf the same class, category, or species. A loan is repaid in kind when a substantially similar article is returned by the borrower to the lender. in kindadj. referring to payment, distribution, or substitution of things in lieu of money, a combination of goods and money, or money instead of an article. It is an expression often found in wills and trusts, which empowers the executor or trustee to make distribution to beneficiaries "in kind" according to his/her discretion as long as the value is equivalent to the value intended to be given to each beneficiary. This is important since it allows distribution of furniture, heirlooms, stocks and bonds, automobiles or even real property (as well as money) among the beneficiaries without selling assets to get cash. Example: Edward Doright dies with a will that leaves his estate equally to his two daughters and a son. He has a house worth $150,000, cash of $100,000, art works valued at $50,000, two cars at $10,000 each, $150,000 in stocks, and jewelry appraised at $25,000. Since the total value is $495,000, the executor can thus divide this up by giving each child things and money valued at $165,000 each. The one taking the house would then get a car and $5,000 cash etc. In this way gifts can be distributed most appropriately to the needs of the recipients. The "in kind" provision also avoids the potential low value returns from estate sales and real estate commissions. (See: distribution, will, trust) In Kind
In Kind1. See: In-kind distribution.
2. See: In-kind income.
3. See: Payment in kind bond.in kind
Related to in kind: In Kind DistributionSynonyms for in kindadv with something of the same kindSynonyms |