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Kinda has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Adverb · Abbrev · Intj

Definitions
Noun
1

A subspecies of baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae, primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania.

"The researcher noted that the local population belonged to the rare subspecies of baboon known as kinda."

In plain English: Kinda is not actually a noun; it's just an informal way of saying somewhat or pretty much when you aren't sure about something.

"I don't have anything kinda on my desk right now, just some papers and pens."

Usage: Kinda is a specific noun referring to a rare subspecies of baboon native to Central Africa. Do not confuse this scientific term with its common spoken contraction meaning "sort of."

Adverb
1

to some (great or small) extent

"it was rather cold"

"the party was rather nice"

"the knife is rather dull"

"I rather regret that I cannot attend"

"He's rather good at playing the cello"

"he is kind of shy"

2

kind of; somewhat

"I was kinda tired after running all day."

Abbrev
1

Contraction of kind of.

"It's kinda cold in here today."

Intj
1

Yes in some respects but no in other respects.

"The movie was kinda good, though I felt it dragged significantly in the second act."

Example Sentences
"I don't have anything kinda on my desk right now, just some papers and pens." noun
"There was no specific kind of trouble left to solve after all those years." noun
"He asked for the last kind of candy in the bowl before it ran out." noun
"The doctor confirmed he had recovered from every kind of illness known to man." noun
See Also
democratic republic of congo of kindas angola subspecies kindsa somewhat baboon
Related Terms

Origin

Kinda is simply a shortened written version of the phrase "kind of." It entered common usage as people began dropping the final syllable when speaking quickly and then recording that casual pronunciation in text.

Rhyming Words
nda anda onda inda manda linda genda panda landa jenda monda renda sunda senda honda benda zonda wanda vonda randa
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