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kind, sort, form, variety

n. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

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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"

kind, tolerant

adj. tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"

kind, 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"

kind, warm, friendly

adj. (warmhearted)

kind, 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"

version, variant, variation, edition

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"

variety

n. (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"

class

n. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

subspecies, race

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"

full, good

adj. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"

affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm

adj. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "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"

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"

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

implemental, instrumental, subservient

adj. serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"

laborsaving, laboursaving

adj. designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"

ministrant

adj. giving practical help to; "a ministering angel"; "the angels ministrant sang"; "the attending physician"

reformative, reformatory

adj. tending to reform; "reformative and rehabilitative agencies"; "reformatory punishment"

right-hand

adj. most helpful and reliable; "my right-hand man"

stabilizing, stabilising

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"

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"

merciful

adj. (forgiving)

unvindictive

adj. not vindictive

harmless, nonmalignant

adj. not threatening to life or health; not malignant; "a benign tumor is usually harmless"

unkind

adj. lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"

malevolent

adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

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, awful

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

malevolent

adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

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