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- pronunciation:
- kaInd
- phrases:
- kind of, one of a kind
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a group of things, people, animals, or other entities that are classed together because of similarities.
Mammals and reptiles are kinds of animals.She was forbidden to marry him because he was not of their kind.- synonyms:
- class
- similar words:
- breed, category, genus, group, ilk, order, set, sort, species, strain, type
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| definition 2: |
type; category.
What kind of music do you like?I bought a box of that new kind of cereal, but nobody liked it.
- synonyms:
- category, make, manner, nature, sort, species, type
- similar words:
- brand, breed, description, fashion, form, genre, mold, style, variety
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| definition 3: |
essential nature, quality, or character.
We sorted them by kind rather than size.- synonyms:
- nature, type
- similar words:
- character, quality, sort
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| definition 4: |
an approximate example of something; sort.
The children lined up the boxes to make a kind of fort.- synonyms:
- sort, type
- similar words:
- category, class, exemplar, genus, order, representative, species, specimen
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| related words: |
classification, family, genius, kingdom, mode, pattern |
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| phrase: |
kind of, one of a kind |
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