kind of

See also: kindof

English

Alternative forms

kinda

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).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

kind of (not comparable)

(idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
I'm getting kind of tired. Could we finish tomorrow?
That's the right answer, kind of.
- 2022, A. M. Arthur, His Fresh Start Cowboy
  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.

Synonyms

sort of, sorta
kinda sorta

Translations

somewhat

Bulgarian: малко (bg) (malko), един вид (edin vid)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 相當／相当 (zh) (xiāngdāng)
Dutch: ietwat (nl)
Finnish: vähän (fi), jokseenkin (fi), tavallaan (fi)
French: plus ou moins (fr), quelque peu (fr), à peu près (fr), en quelque sorte (fr)
Galician: mais ou menos, daquela maneira
German: etwas (de), irgendwie (de)
Greek: κάπως (el) (kápos), περίπου (el) (perípou)
Irish: cineál
Italian: piuttosto (it), abbastanza (it)
Lithuanian: panašiai
Polish: swego rodzaju (pl), w pewnym sensie, niejako, poniekąd, jakby (pl), jakoby (pl), na kształt (pl), coś jakby, w pewien sposób, coś w stylu, trochę (pl), trochę (pl)
Portuguese: meio (pt)
Russian: вро́де (ru) (vróde), отча́сти (ru) (otčásti), как бу́дто (ru) (kak búdto)
Scottish Gaelic: nàdar de
Serbo-Croatian: nekako (sh), pomalo (sh), na neki način
Spanish: algo (es), algo así, algo así como, más o menos (es)
Swedish: ganska (sv)
Ukrainian: щось на зразок (ščosʹ na zrazok)