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killjoy n. spoilsport, damper, dampener, grouch, grump, malcontent,
pessimist, cynic, prophet of doom, Cassandra, Colloq wet
blanket, sourpuss, US party pooper, gloomy Gus, picklepuss: Go
to the dance and stop being such a killjoy!
kin n. 1 family, relative(s), relation(s), kindred, kinsfolk or US
and Canadian kinfolk, kinsman, kinswoman, stock, clan,
blood-relation(s), blood-relative(s): We might have the same
name, but he's no kin of mine. Grandmother says that too many
people are thoughtless of their kin these days.
--adj. 2 related, akin (to), kindred, consanguineous,
consanguine, cognate, agnate: One often forgets that all men
are kin.
kind° adj. friendly, kindly, nice, congenial, affable, approachable,
amiable, obliging, accommodating, amicable, well-disposed,
courteous, good, good-natured, benevolent, well-meaning,
well-wishing, thoughtful, well-intentioned, generous,
big-hearted, humanitarian, charitable, philanthropic, gentle,
understanding, sympathetic, considerate, lenient, tolerant,
indulgent, compassionate, kind-hearted, gracious, warm,
warm-hearted, cordial, tender-hearted, affectionate: It was
kind of you to stop and help us. I never thought of him as a
kind man.
kindý n. 1 sort, type, variety, style, genre, species, class, breed;
brand, make: What kind of tree is the cypress? Do we always
have to have the same kind of breakfast cereal? 2 nature,
character, manner, description, sort, persuasion, stripe,
feather, kidney: What kind of person is she? Today's students
are of a totally different kind.
kindle v. ignite, light, set alight, set fire to, set afire, inflame,
fire, foment, incite, instigate, provoke, prompt, prick, goad,
spur, whip up, stir (up), work up, excite, agitate, shake up,
jolt, arouse, rouse, (a)waken, inspire, inspirit, stimulate,
animate, enliven, energize, innervate, galvanize: Kindling a
fire in the rain is not easy. The wholesale pillaging kindled a
feeling of deep resentment among the native population.
kindly adj. 1 See kind.