kind of

adverb

1

: to a moderate degree : somewhat

it's kind of late to begin

2

: in a way that approximates : more or less

kind of sneaked up on us

Synonyms

• pretty
• relatively
• a little
• quite
• something
• rather
• enough
• fairly
• somewhat
• to a degree

Examples of kind of in a Sentence

those sheets are kind of new, so use something else to cover the floor while painting

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for kind of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove

Kids Definition

kind of

adverb

ˌkīn-də(v)

: to a moderate degree : somewhat

itʼs kind of cold in here

he kind of likes me