Dictionary

kind of en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of + merry dance” (a type among merry dances) to “a + kind-of merry + dance” (a somewhat merry dance).

Meanings

1. (colloquial, idiomatic, not-comparable) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
   • Worked on my Wisconsin Labor booklet for school. It's fun kind of. 1965 January 3, Lou Sullivan, Diary:
   • That's the right answer, kind of.
   • He kind of hated the idea of Hugo having been with someone else, even though that was superhypocritical, considering Brand's own previous arrangements with Ramie and Jackson. 2022, A. M. Arthur, His Fresh Start Cowboy:
   • I'm getting kind of tired. Could we finish tomorrow?

Forms

Relateds

kinds of

Synonyms

sort of · sorta · kinda sorta

Translations (43)

gl mais ou menos (somewhat) · fr manière (somewhat) · el κάπως (somewhat) · gl daquela maneira (somewhat) · gd nàdar de (somewhat) · sh na neki način (somewhat) · ca una mica (somewhat) · fi vähän (somewhat) · ga cineál (somewhat) · bg един вид (somewhat) · fr plus ou moins (somewhat) · pt meio (somewhat) · cmn 相當 /相当 (somewhat) · fr à peu près (somewhat) · hu némileg (somewhat) · bg малко (somewhat) · ru ти́па (somewhat) · gd gnè de (somewhat) · sv ganska (somewhat) · fr en quelque sorte (somewhat) · sh nekako (somewhat) · de irgendwie (somewhat) · ru своего́ ро́да (somewhat) · tl parang (somewhat) · pl jakiś (somewhat) · el περίπου (somewhat) · sh pomalo (somewhat) · it piuttosto (somewhat) · uk щось на зразок (somewhat) · fi jokseenkin (somewhat) · cy yn rhyw fath (somewhat) · cy ychydig (somewhat) · it abbastanza (somewhat) · nl ietwat (somewhat) · ru вро́де (somewhat) · az yüngülvari (somewhat) · cy braidd (somewhat) · lt panašiai (somewhat) · fr quelque peu (somewhat) · fi tavallaan (somewhat) · gd car (somewhat) · az bir az (somewhat) · de etwas (somewhat)