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单词 kindness
释义

kind1 /kīnd/

noun
  1. Related people, a race
  2. Sort or species, a particular variety
  3. An individual belonging to a specific variety
  4. Fundamental qualities (of a thing)
  5. Produce, as distinguished from money
  6. Either of the Eucharistic elements
  7. Nature, the material universe (archaic)
  8. Innate character (of a person) (archaic)
  9. Sex (obsolete)
adjective
  1. Disposed to do good to others
  2. Benevolent
  3. Helpful
  4. Agreeable
  5. Having or springing from the feelings natural for those of the same family (obsolete)
ORIGIN: OE (ge)cynde, from cynn kin

kindˈa adverb (informal)

Short for kind of, somewhat, sort of

kindˈless adjective (Shakespeare)

Unnatural, destitute of kindness

kindˈly adverb

  1. In a kind manner
  2. A (rather peremptory) substitute for ‘please’
adjective

See separate entry

kindˈness noun

  1. The quality or fact of being kind
  2. A kind act

kind-heartˈed adjective

kind-heartˈedly adverb

kind-heartˈedness noun

kind-spokˈen adjective

  1. Spoken kindly
  2. Given to speaking kindly

after (its) kind

According to (its) nature

do one's kind (Shakespeare)

To act according to one's nature

in a kind (archaic)

In a way, to some extent

in kind

  1. In goods instead of money
  2. Tit for tat

kind of (informal)

Of a kind, somewhat, sort of, to some extent, as it were, used adjectivally and adverbially
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