Emotions / A2

KYND/kaɪnd/

A kind person treats others well: be kind to animals. Kind is also a noun meaning type: a kind of soup. Nice is weaker and more general. Kindness is the noun for the quality. For the “type” meaning, sort of and type of are close.

Meaning

Friendly and good to other people.

Examples

• “Thank you. That is very kind.”
• “It was kind of you to wait.”
• “What kind of music do you like?”

Good to know

Adjective: kind to + person. Noun: a kind of + thing. Quality noun: kindness.

Near in meaning

nice

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