Nouns (4)
form, sort, variety, species
n. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (15)
kind
adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
kind
adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
kind
adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
genial
adj. agreeable, conducive to comfort; "a dry climate kind to asthmatics"; "the genial sunshine";"hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet"
thoughtful
adj. considerate of the feelings or well-being of others
hospitable
adj. favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"
good-hearted, kindly, open-hearted
adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
tolerant, forbearing
adj. tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
compassionate, merciful
adj. characterized by mercy, and compassion: "compassionate toward disadvantaged people"; "kind to animals"; "a humane judge"
warm, friendly
adj. (warmhearted)
Fuzzynyms (35)
version, variant
n. something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
strain, stock, variety, breed
n. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
class
n. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
race, subspecies
n. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
liquid, gentle
adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
tender
adj. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
gracious, beneficent, benevolent
adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
considerate
adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
good, full
adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
tactful
adj. having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment"
thoughtful
adj. exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"
gracious
adj. characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"
hospitable
adj. disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"
warm
adj. psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
friendly
adj. easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
tender, sore, hurting, sensitive
adj. hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
tender, caring, warm, fond, affectionate
adj. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
empathic, empathetic
adj. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states; "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor"
Synonyms (58)
big, large, magnanimous
adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
ungrudging
adj. without envy or reluctance; "ungrudging admiration"
accommodating
adj. obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
adjuvant
adj. enhancing the action of a medical treatment; "the adjuvant action of certain bacteria"
assistive
adj. giving assistance
face-saving
adj. maintaining dignity or prestige; "a face-saving compromise"
facilitative
adj. freeing from difficulty or impediment; "facilitative changes in the economic structure"
facilitatory
adj. inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity
instrumental, implemental
adj. serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"
laborsaving, labor-saving, labour-saving, laboursaving
adj. designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"
attending, ministrant, ministering
adj. serving attendance on someone; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician"
reformatory, reformative
adj. tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment"
right-hand
adj. most helpful and reliable; "my right-hand man"
stabilizing
adj. causing to become stable; "the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society"
steadying
adj. causing to become steady; "had a steadying effect on her nerves"
accommodating, accommodative
adj. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"
good, benevolent
adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"
benign, benignant
adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
good-natured
adj. having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play"
merciful
adj. showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
soft
adj. compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"
harmless, nonmalignant
adj. not threatening to life or health; not malignant; "a benign tumor is usually harmless"
cordial, genial, affable, amiable
adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host"
chummy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy
adj. (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
companionate
adj. like a companion; "companionate marriage"; "a companionate dog"
comradely, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met
adj. heartily friendly and congenial
favorable, favourable, well-disposed
adj. favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests"
neighborly, neighbourly
adj. exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
social
adj. marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
merciful
adj. (forgiving)
unvindictive
adj. not vindictive
humanitarian, human-centered
adj. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
painless
adj. with as little pain as possible; "a humane killing"
Antonyms (8)
unkind
adj. lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
malevolent, malicious
adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
severe
adj. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
nasty
adj. offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
inconsiderate
adj. lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"
malevolent, malicious
adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
kind
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