kindest  /k'ɑɪndəst/

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  Kind \Kind\, a. [Compar. {Kinder}; superl. {Kindest}.] [AS.
     cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the
     root of E. kin. See {Kin} kindred.]
     1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature;
        natural; native. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
              It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth
              the kind taste.                       --Holland.
  
     2. Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial;
        sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
  
              Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, The love he
              bore to learning was his fault.       --Goldsmith.
  
     3. Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and
        confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining;
        benevolent; benignant; gracious.
  
              He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. --Luke
                                                    vi 35.
  
              O cruel Death, to those you take more kind Than to
              the wretched mortals left behind.     --Waller.
  
              A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick.
  
     4. Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness,
        gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. ``Manners so
        kind, yet stately.'' --Tennyson.
  
     5. Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in
        harness.
  
     Syn: Benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious;
          propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender;
          humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild;
          gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. See
          {Obliging}.