'Kindest' definitions:

Definition of 'Kindest'

From: GCIDE
  • Kind \Kind\ (k[imac]nd), a. [Compar. Kinder (k[imac]nd"[~e]r); 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. [1913 Webster]
  • It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind taste. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart. [1913 Webster]
  • Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fault. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious. [1913 Webster]
  • He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. --Luke vi 35. [1913 Webster]
  • O cruel Death, to those you take more kind Than to the wretched mortals left behind. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
  • A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. "Manners so kind, yet stately." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]