Kinder

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.


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              It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth
              the kind taste.                       --Holland.
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     2. Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial;
        sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
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              Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught,
              The love he bore to learning was his fault.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
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     3. Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and
        confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining;
        benevolent; benignant; gracious.
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              He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. --Luke
                                                    vi 35.
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              O cruel Death, to those you take more kind
              Than to the wretched mortals left behind. --Waller.
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              A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick.
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     4. Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness,
        gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. "Manners so
        kind, yet stately." --Tennyson.
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     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}.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Kinder, LA (town, FIPS 39755)
    Location: 30.48647 N, 92.84866 W
    Population (1990): 2246 (902 housing units)
    Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 70648

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Kinder, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    2148
     Housing Units (2000): 950
     Land area (2000):     1.637934 sq. miles (4.242229 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.637934 sq. miles (4.242229 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            39755
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             30.486696 N, 92.846779 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     70648
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Kinder, LA
      Kinder