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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
kind \kind\ kimacnd, a. compar. kinder kimacnd"~er;
superl. kindest. as. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate,
prop. an old p. p. from the root of e. kin. see kin
kindred.
1. characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature;
natural; native. obs. --chaucer.
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it becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth
the kind taste. --holland.
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2. having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial;
sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
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yet was he kind, or if severe in aught,
the love he bore to learning was his fault.
--goldsmith.
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3. showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and
confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining;
benevolent; benignant; gracious.
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he is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. --luke
vi 35.
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o cruel death, to those you take more kind
than to the wretched mortals left behind. --waller.
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a fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --garrick.
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4. proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness,
gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. "manners so
kind, yet stately." --tennyson.
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5. gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in
harness.
syn: benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious;
propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender;
humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild;
gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. see
obliging.
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see also:
kinder kindest kin obliging
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