(superl.) Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's
nature; natural; native.
(superl.) Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial;
sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
(superl.) Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and
confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant;
gracious.
(superl.) Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness,
gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.
(superl.) Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in
harness.
(a.) Nature; natural instinct or disposition.
(a.) Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or
humankind.
(a.) Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety;
description; class; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style,
and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc.
(v. t.) To beget.
