Antonyms for kindest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kahynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : kaɪnd |
- aloof
- antagonistic
- bad
- bitter
- cold
- cool
- cruel
- disagreeable
- discourteous
- disliking
- hard
- harsh
- hateful
- inattentive
- inconsiderate
- indifferent
- inhumane
- mean
- merciless
- nasty
- rough
- rude
- severe
- thoughtless
- uncaring
- uncompassionate
- unfeeling
- unfriendly
- ungenerous
- unkind
- unmindful
- unsociable
- unsympathetic
- violent
Definition of kindest
Origin :- "class, sort, variety," from Old English gecynd "kind, nature, race," related to cynn "family" (see kin), from Proto-Germanic *gakundjaz "family, race" (see kind (adj.)). Ælfric's rendition of "the Book of Genesis" into Old English came out gecyndboc. The prefix disappeared 1150-1250. No exact cognates beyond English, but it corresponds to adjective endings such as Goth -kunds, Old High German -kund. Also in English as a suffix (mankind, etc.). Other earlier, now obsolete, senses in English included "character, quality derived from birth" and "manner or way natural or proper to anyone." Use in phrase a kind of (1590s) led to colloquial extension as adverb (1804) in phrases such as kind of stupid ("a kind of stupid (person)").
- adj generous, good
- The kindest attentions of the warmest friendship were awaiting him at Naples.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- He felt, just then, that it was the kindest thing he could do.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Seems to me they are the softest and bluest and kindest in the world.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- The red-nosed daughters also administered the kindest comfort.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- My very best and kindest compliments to her, and to all the children.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- For under all her radical talk Sue had the kindest heart in the world.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- He is the kindest of men, the most generous, the dearest in the whole world.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- When she was kindest to me it was only a different way of serving herself.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- He was the kindest gardener that ever lived, I think, and I have seen a good many.
- Extract from : « Five Mice in a Mouse-trap » by Laura E. Richards
- My sister has put you in a false position, and it is kindest to tell you so.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
Synonyms for kindest
- affectionate
- all heart
- altruistic
- amiable
- amicable
- beneficent
- benevolent
- benign
- big
- bleeding-heart
- bounteous
- charitable
- clement
- compassionate
- congenial
- considerate
- cordial
- courteous
- eleemosynary
- friendly
- gentle
- good-hearted
- gracious
- heart in right place
- humane
- humanitarian
- indulgent
- kindhearted
- kindly
- lenient
- loving
- mild
- neighborly
- obliging
- philanthropic
- propitious
- soft touch
- softhearted
- sympathetic
- tenderhearted
- thoughtful
- tolerant
- understanding
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