kind

Definition

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

Etymology

From Middle English kynde, kinde, from Old English cynd, ġecynd (“inherent nature, disposition, kind, gender, generation, race”), from Proto-West Germanic *kundi, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, related to Proto-Germanic *kunją (“race, kin”) and Old English cennan (“to bear, give birth”). Cognate with Old High German gikunt (“nature, kind”), Icelandic kind (“race, species, kind”). Doublet of gens, genesis, and jati. See also kin.

Example Sentences

• "What kind of (a) person are you?"
• "This is a strange kind of tobacco."
• "What kind of ice-cream would you like? There's chocolate, strawberry, and lemon."

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