kinda
//ˈkaɪndə//
informalForms
- Plural
- kindas
Definitions
1.Kind of; somewhat.(colloquial)
- I kinda hafta do this right now.
- In those days, flour sacks was kinda purty. They might come printed up with flowers on em, or birds.
- But when I spoke about it he just smiled and shook his head, and started whistling to himself kinda soft.
1.Contraction of kind + of.(colloquial)
- What kinda music do ya want ta play? Do ya want volume or somethin' more subtle?
- Carmiesha had never once busted him in a lie, and she never had no kinda drama with him and no other chick. She damn sure couldn't say that for Dre.
1.Yes in some respects but no in other respects.
- "Are you afraid of a little bit of rain?" "Kinda, yeah."
- Ah, I see. Meely doesn't tease you. You're best friends, is that right? / Kinda.
1.A subspecies of baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae, primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4384
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Written form of a reduction (apocope) or pronunciation spelling of kind of.