Kind

//kaɪnd//

Synonyms for "kind" (274 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (55)

Strong matches (82)

Related words (137)

kin kind hearted kindhearted kindly kindly-disposed label large laudable lenient line lineage long suffering long-suffering longanimous lot loving magnanimous make makeup manner

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mark maternal matriclan merciful mild model mold mould moulder mouldy nation nature neighborlike neighborly neighbourly nice noble number obliging openhearted order overindulgent overpermissive patient patriclan peaceable people permissive persuasion philanthropic phratry phyle phylum physique placable plant kingdom pleasant profitable property propitious providential quality race range rate regal responsive royal school sept shape simpatico sisterly skillful sociable soft softhearted somatotype sound sparing species spirit splendid stamp stem stirps stock strain streak stripe style suchness sweet-tempered sympathetic sympathique sympathizing system temper temperament tendency tender tenderhearted tenor the like of the likes of thoughtful tone totem tribe understanding unhostile unmean unresentful unrevengeful useful valid variety vein version very good virtuous warm warm-hearted warmhearted way well-affected well-disposed well-intentioned well-meaning well-meant

Adjective(3 words)

mild sweet unmean

Noun(3 words)

offspring type variety

Adjective(1 words)

tolerant

How these synonyms differ

benevolent - 'Benevolent' is formal and often institutional, a benevolent ruler, a benevolent organization. It implies kindness from a position of power.
compassionate - 'Compassionate' adds empathy, you feel others' suffering and are moved to act. Deeper than everyday kindness.
considerate - 'Considerate' means thinking about others' needs before they ask, it's proactive kindness, not just reactive warmth.
generous - 'Generous' focuses specifically on giving, time, money, or spirit. Kindness is broader than generosity.
gentle - 'Gentle' emphasizes softness of manner, a kind person helps, but a gentle person does so without any rough edges.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

1 entries

Antonyms

4 entries

cruel mean unkind

Synonyms

6 entries

derivative genial genre sort tolerant type

Related terms

4 entries

kin kindhood kindred kinship

derived

51 entries

Stirling number of the second kind any old kind of way be cruel to be kind be kind, rewind blood kind breadkind error of the first kind error of the second kind first-of-its-kind five of a kind five-of-a-kind four of a kind four-of-a-kind grant in kind grant-in-kind in kind

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distinct from

1 entries

mean

etymologically related_to

2 entries

kin mankind

is a

1 entries

motivated by_goal

1 entries

others to kind

related to

80 entries

action adjective affectionate anything atypical be generous be nice behavior behaviour being being gentle being good being nice benevolent benign category

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similar

27 entries

accommodating accommodative beneficent benevolent benign benignant charitable considerate forgiving gentle good-hearted good-natured

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Translations

333 translations across 91 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

soort noun (type, race, category)
tipe noun (type, race, category)

Albanian

2 entries

lloj noun (type, race, category)
soj noun (type, race, category)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἤπιος adj (mild, gentle)
εἶδος noun (type, race, category)

Arabic

4 entries

حَنُون adj (affectionate, nice)
ضريف adj (affectionate, nice)
لَطِيف adj (affectionate, nice)
نوع noun (type, race, category)

Armenian

4 entries

բարի adj (affectionate, nice)
բարի adj (favorable)
սիրալիր adj (affectionate, nice)
տեսակ noun (type, race, category)

Aromanian

1 entries

soie noun (type, race, category)

Assamese

1 entries

ধৰণ noun (type, race, category)

Basque

3 entries

genero noun (type, race, category)
klase noun (type, race, category)
tipo noun (type, race, category)

Belarusian

3 entries

ве́тлівы adj (affectionate, nice)
до́бры adj (affectionate, nice)
дружалю́бны adj (affectionate, nice)

Bengali

2 entries

প্রকার noun (type, race, category)
প্রজাতি noun (type, race, category)

Buginese

1 entries

jinisi noun (type, race, category)

Bulgarian

4 entries

благоприятен adj (favorable)
доброду́шен adj (affectionate, nice)
добъ́р adj (affectionate, nice)
любе́зен adj (affectionate, nice)

Burmese

1 entries

မျိုး noun (type, race, category)

Catalan

4 entries

amable adj (mild, gentle)
maco adj (affectionate, nice)
maco adj (mild, gentle)
classe noun (type, race, category)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

جۆڕ noun (type, race, category)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

類 /类 noun (type, race, category)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

和藹 /和蔼 adj (affectionate, nice)
善良 adj (affectionate, nice)
親切 /亲切 adj (affectionate, nice)
類 /类 noun (type, race, category)

Cornish

1 entries

kuv adj (affectionate, nice)

Czech

1 entries

laskavý adj (affectionate, nice)

Danish

4 entries

gunstig adj (favorable)
rar adj (affectionate, nice)
venlig adj (affectionate, nice)
art noun (type, race, category)

Dutch

4 entries

aardig adj (affectionate, nice)
gunstig adj (favorable)
leuk adj (affectionate, nice)
lief adj (affectionate, nice)

Esperanto

4 entries

amema adj (affectionate, nice)
aminda adj (affectionate, nice)
amplena adj (affectionate, nice)
bonvola adj (benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous)

Estonian

3 entries

liik noun (type, race, category)
sort noun (type, race, category)
tõug noun (type, race, category)

Finnish

4 entries

auttavainen adj (favorable)
kiltti adj (affectionate, nice)
myötämielinen adj (favorable)
oma adj (belonging to one's nature)

French

4 entries

favorable adj (favorable)
gentil adj (affectionate, nice)
gentille adj (affectionate, nice)
acabit noun (type, race, category)

Georgian

3 entries

სახეობა noun (type, race, category)
ტიპი noun (type, race, category)
ჯიში noun (type, race, category)

German

4 entries

aufmerksam adj (affectionate, nice)
freundlich adj (affectionate, nice)
gütig adj (affectionate, nice)
lieb adj (affectionate, nice)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 adj (affectionate, nice)

Greek

1 entries

αγαθός adj (affectionate, nice)

Hawaiian

1 entries

ʻano noun (type, race, category)

Hebrew

1 entries

מִין noun (type, race, category)

Hindi

4 entries

दया adj (affectionate, nice)
तरह noun (type, race, category)
दयालु noun (type, race, category)
प्रकार noun (type, race, category)

Hungarian

4 entries

kedves adj (affectionate, nice)
fajta noun (type, race, category)
típus noun (type, race, category)
valami noun (atypical specimen)

Icelandic

4 entries

góður adj (affectionate, nice)
vinalegur adj (affectionate, nice)
eins konar noun (atypical specimen)
gerð noun (type, race, category)

Indonesian

1 entries

baik adj (affectionate, nice)

Ingrian

1 entries

sorttu noun (type, race, category)

Irish

4 entries

cineálta adj (affectionate, nice)
dúthrachtach adj (affectionate, nice)
cineál noun (atypical specimen)
gné noun (type, race, category)

Italian

4 entries

carino adj (affectionate, nice)
favorevole adj (favorable)
gentile adj (affectionate, nice)
mansueto adj (gentle; tractable; easily governed)

Japanese

3 entries

優しい adj (affectionate, nice)
親切 adj (affectionate, nice)
種類 noun (type, race, category)

Javanese

4 entries

bangsa noun (type, race, category)
jinis noun (type, race, category)
rupa noun (type, race, category)
warna noun (type, race, category)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries

roskon adj (affectionate, nice)

Kazakh

1 entries

ақ көңіл adj (affectionate, nice)

Khmer

1 entries

ប្រភេទ noun (type, race, category)

Korean

3 entries

착하다 adj (affectionate, nice)
친절하다 adj (affectionate, nice)
종류 noun (type, race, category)

Lao

1 entries

ຊະນິດ noun (type, race, category)

Latin

3 entries

benignus adj (affectionate, nice)
mitis adj (affectionate, nice)
genus noun (type, race, category)

Latvian

4 entries

labs adj (affectionate, nice)
laipns adj (affectionate, nice)
mīļš adj (affectionate, nice)
suga noun (type, race, category)

Lithuanian

4 entries

geras adj (affectionate, nice)
malonus adj (affectionate, nice)
meilus adj (affectionate, nice)
mielas adj (affectionate, nice)

Low German

1 entries

Art noun (type, race, category)

Luxembourgish

4 entries

frëndlech adj (affectionate, nice)
léif adj (affectionate, nice)
Aart noun (type, race, category)
Genre noun (type, race, category)

Macedonian

1 entries

љубезен adj (affectionate, nice)

Makasar

1 entries

jinisi noun (type, race, category)

Malay

1 entries

jenis noun (type, race, category)

Malayalam

1 entries

ദയ adj (affectionate, nice)

Maltese

2 entries

ġentili adj (affectionate, nice)
razza noun (type, race, category)

Manchu

1 entries

ᡥᠠᠴᡳᠨ noun (type, race, category)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

aina noun (type, race, category)

Marathi

2 entries

दयाळू adj (affectionate, nice)
प्रकार noun (type, race, category)

Mongolian

3 entries

зүйл noun (type, race, category)
төрөл noun (type, race, category)
төрөл зүйл noun (type, race, category)

Māori

1 entries

kano noun (type, race, category)

Nanai

1 entries

хачин noun (type, race, category)

Norwegian

3 entries

snill adj (affectionate, nice)
vennlig adj (affectionate, nice)
slag noun (type, race, category)

Old Irish

1 entries

cenéle noun (type, race, category)

Oromo

1 entries

gosa noun (type, race, category)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

جنس noun (type, race, category)
صنف noun (type, race, category)
صوی noun (type, race, category)
فن noun (type, race, category)

Persian

4 entries

مهربان adj (affectionate, nice)
تیپ noun (type, race, category)
خیم noun (character or nature)
نوع noun (type, race, category)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

leeftolich adj (affectionate, nice)
Sort noun (type, race, category)

Polish

4 entries

miły adj (affectionate, nice)
autorament noun (type, race, category)
rasa noun (type, race, category)
rodzaj noun (type, race, category)

Portuguese

4 entries

amável adj (affectionate, nice)
categoria noun (type, race, category)
classe noun (type, race, category)
género noun (type, race, category)

Punjabi

2 entries

ਕਿਸਮ noun (type, race, category)
ਵਰਗ noun (type, race, category)

Romanian

4 entries

amabil adj (affectionate, nice)
bun adj (affectionate, nice)
fel noun (type, race, category)
gen noun (type, race, category)

Russian

4 entries

благоприя́тный adj (favorable)
благоприя́тствующий adj (favorable)
до́брый adj (affectionate, nice)
доброду́шный adj (affectionate, nice)

Sanskrit

2 entries

कृपा adj (affectionate, nice)
कृपा adj (affectionate, nice)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

coibhneil adj (affectionate, nice)
gnè noun (type, race, category)
seòrsa noun (type, race, category)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

dobrodušan adj (affectionate, nice)
dobrodušan adj (favorable)
ljubazan adj (affectionate, nice)
prijatan adj (affectionate, nice)

Slovak

1 entries

láskavý adj (affectionate, nice)

Slovene

1 entries

prijazen adj (affectionate, nice)

Somali

1 entries

nooc noun (type, race, category)

Spanish

4 entries

amable adj (affectionate, nice)
bondadoso adj (affectionate, nice)
cariñoso adj (affectionate, nice)
gentil adj (affectionate, nice)

Swahili

1 entries

aina noun (atypical specimen)

Swedish

4 entries

snäll adj (affectionate, nice)
vänlig adj (affectionate, nice)
art noun (type, race, category)
slag noun (type, race, category)

Tagalog

1 entries

uri noun (type, race, category)

Telugu

2 entries

జాతి noun (type, race, category)
రకము noun (type, race, category)

Thai

4 entries

ใจดี adj (affectionate, nice)
ชนิด noun (type, race, category)
ประเภท noun (type, race, category)
อย่าง noun (type, race, category)

Turkish

1 entries

tür noun (type, race, category)

Ukrainian

4 entries

до́брий adj (affectionate, nice)
люб'я́зний adj (affectionate, nice)
серде́чний adj (affectionate, nice)
слухня́ний adj (gentle; tractable; easily governed)

Urdu

1 entries

نوع noun (type, race, category)

Venetan

2 entries

sòrt noun (type, race, category)
sòrta noun (type, race, category)

Vietnamese

2 entries

tốt bụng adj (affectionate, nice)
loại noun (type, race, category)

Walloon

4 entries

djinteye adj (affectionate, nice)
djinti adj (affectionate, nice)
vayant adj (affectionate, nice)
vayante adj (affectionate, nice)

Welsh

3 entries

caredig adj (affectionate, nice)
mwyn adj (mild, gentle)
math noun (type, race, category)

Sample sentences

37 total sentences available.

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I can't live that kind of life.

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You were kind to help me.

Source: tatoeba (15969)

You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.

Source: tatoeba (16439)

How kind you are!

Source: tatoeba (16443)

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