kind

kind

noun

Definition of KIND

1

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common <I like that kind of candy>

Synonyms breed, class, description, feather, genre, ilk, kidney, kind, like, manner, nature, order, species, strain, stripe, type, variety

Related Words model; sample, specimen; bracket, bunch, category, division, family, grade, group, grouping, lot, persuasion, rank(s), set, suite

2

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic <we looked at just about every kind of flooring before deciding which to use in the kitchen>

Synonyms bracket, category, classification, division, family, genus, grade, group, kind, league, order, rank(s), rubric, set, species, tier, type

Related Words description, feather, ilk, kidney, like, manner, nature, sort; branch, section, speciality, specialty, subclass, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, variety; breed, race; generation; heading, label, title