kinds
KYNDZ/kaɪndz/
- 1Plural of kind.
Botanists catalog the different kinds of moss found in the forest.
She enjoys all kinds of music, from jazz to folk.
Note
The plural belongs to the counting meaning of kind, the one that sorts things into types: different kinds of moss, all kinds of music. It takes a plural verb and plural quantifiers such as many, several and various. The singular instead pairs with a or one: a kind of moss, but several kinds of moss.
kinds is a form of kind
kind, noun: A type or category of things that share common features and can be grouped together. Full entry
- Forms
- kindkinds plural
- Spelling
- kind → kinds: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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