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kind
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?nd, IPA(key): /ka?nd/
- Rhymes: -a?nd
Etymology 1
From Middle English kynde, kunde, cunde, icunde, from Old English cynd (“generation, kind, nature, race”), ?ecynd, from Proto-Germanic *kundiz, *gakundiz, related to *kunj?. Cognate with Icelandic kind (“race, species, kind”). Doublet of gens, genesis, and jati. See also kin.
Alternative forms
- kinde, kynd, kynde (obsolete)
Noun
kind (plural kinds)
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- 1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VIII
- I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a kind of a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn't get at them.
- 1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VIII
- (archaic) One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.
- (archaic) Family, lineage.
- (archaic) Manner.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- 1691, John Dryden, Prologue to King Arthur
- Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, / Are led by kind t'admire your fellow-creature.
- 1691, John Dryden, Prologue to King Arthur
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
Usage notes
In sense “goods or services” or “equivalent means”, used almost exclusively with “in” in expression in kind.
Synonyms
- genre
- sort
- type
- derivative
(1) and/or (2)
- generation
- offspring
- child
- See also Thesaurus:class
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English kinde, kunde, kende, from Old English cynde, ?ecynde (“innate, natural, native”), from Old English cynd, ?ecynd (“nature, kind”).
Alternative forms
- kinde (obsolete)
Adjective
kind (comparative kinder, superlative kindest)
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Affectionate.
- 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village
- Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, / The love he bore to learning was in fault.
- 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village
- Favorable.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- (obsolete) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
- ?et haue I no kynde knowing quod I · ?et mote ?e kenne me better.
- it becommeth sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind tast.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:affectionate
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- Kind in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- DINK, dink
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kind, from Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-Germanic *kind? (“offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *?enh?tóm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?nt/
Noun
kind (plural kinders)
- child
Anagrams
- dink
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *?énu- (“cheek”). Compare Swedish kind, Norwegian and Icelandic kinn, Low German and German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ken/, [k?en?]
Noun
kind c (singular definite kinden, plural indefinite kinder)
- cheek
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-West Germanic *kind (“offspring”), from Proto-Germanic *kind? (“offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *?enh?tóm (“that which is produced, that which is given birth to”), related to *?n?h?tós (“produced, given birth”), from *?enh?- (“to produce, to give birth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?nt/
- Hyphenation: kind
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
kind n (plural kinderen or kinders, diminutive kindje n or kindertje n or kindeken n or kindelijn n)
- child, kid, non-adult human
- descendant, still a minor or irrespective of age
- In sommige patriarchale tradities blijven kinderen levenslang onvoorwaardelijk onderworpen aan het vaderlijk gezag, zoals aanvankelijk in het Oude Rome, in andere houdt een zoon op kind te zijn door zijn eigen gezin te stichten
- In certain patriarchal traditions, children remain subject to unconditional paternal authority for life, as originally in Ancient Rome, in other ones a son ceases to be a child by founding his own family
- Synonyms: afstammeling, telg
- In sommige patriarchale tradities blijven kinderen levenslang onvoorwaardelijk onderworpen aan het vaderlijk gezag, zoals aanvankelijk in het Oude Rome, in andere houdt een zoon op kind te zijn door zijn eigen gezin te stichten
- (figuratively) product of influence, breeding etc.
Usage notes
- The normal plural is kinderen. The form kinders is heard colloquially, often also humorously.
- In compounds, the word can take the form kinder- or kind- as a tail. The former is used more often, however.
- The dimunitive kindelijn is now archaic, but can still be found in some fossilized songs and religious texts.
Derived terms
See also
- dochter
- zoon
- blaag
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kind
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kind, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, cognate with Latin g?ns (“clan, tribe”). The sense of “sheep” is derived from the compound sauðkind, literally “sheep-kind”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /c??nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
kind f
- (obsolete) race, kind, kin
- a sheep (especially a ewe)
- (dated) used as a term of disparagement for a girl (or woman)
Declension
Synonyms
- (sheep): rolla, sauðkind
Derived terms
- kindarlegur
- mannkind
- sauðkind
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kind f, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *?énh?tis. Akin to English kind.
Noun
kind m (definite singular kinden, indefinite plural kindar, definite plural kindane)
kind n (definite singular kindet, indefinite plural kind, definite plural kinda)
- a child in a cradle
References
- “kind” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kinþiz. Compare Latin g?ns (“clan, tribe”).
Noun
kind f (genitive kindar, plural kindir or kindr)
- race, kind, kin
- creature, being
Declension
Derived terms
- mannkind
- sauðkind
Descendants
- Icelandic: kind f
References
- kind in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kind (“child”).
Noun
kind n
- child
Declension
Descendants
- Middle Low German: kind, kint, kynd
- Dutch Low Saxon: kind, kiend, keend
- German Low German: Kind
- ? Old Frisian: kind
- West Frisian: kyn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kinn, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *?énu- (“cheek”). Compare Danish kind, Norwegian and Icelandic kinn, German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nd/
Noun
kind c
- (anatomy) cheek; a part of the face.
Declension
Zealandic
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kint
Noun
kind n (plural kinders)
- child
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somehow
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?mha?/
Adverb
somehow (not comparable)
- In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means
- December 1, 2016, Tom Donaghy writing in The New York Times, Tender Side of Edward Albee
- It’s not by accident Edward wrote “The Goat,” “The Zoo Story” or “Seascape,” with its two lizards, Sarah and Leslie. In fact, in all of his plays the animal is pretty prominent, somehow or other.
- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
- 1895, William Dean Howells, Mortality
- Have I not loathed to live again and said
It would have been far better to be dead,
And yet somehow, I know not why,
Remained afraid to die!
- Have I not loathed to live again and said
- December 1, 2016, Tom Donaghy writing in The New York Times, Tender Side of Edward Albee
Usage notes
The indefiniteness of somehow is emphasized by the addition of or other, or another or or the other.
Synonyms
- somewise
- someway
Translations
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