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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

kind

adjective · Say it: KYND

What it means

Foundation

friendly, caring and helpful towards other people

It was kind of Ella to help the new girl find her classroom.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • caring
  • generous
  • gentle
  • thoughtful

Antonyms (opposite meaning)

  • cruel
  • mean
  • unkind

More examples

  • Our kind neighbour feeds our goldfish when we go on holiday.

Where the word comes from

From Old English 'gecynde', meaning natural.

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