English · Word Candidate

kinda

/ˈkaɪndə/

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Also seen as: kindas

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Kind of; somewhat.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một chút, khá

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AdverbRegister: colloquial

Examples

I kinda hafta do this right now.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Yes in some respects but no in other respects.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có và không ở một số khía cạnh

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Interjection

Examples

"Are you afraid of a little bit of rain?" "Kinda, yeah."

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một phân loài khỉ baboon, chủ yếu tìm thấy ở Angola, Cộng hòa Dân chủ Congo, Zambia và có thể Tanzania phía tây

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Noun

Examples

In the wild, when a baboon called a kinda pairs with a chacma or yellow baboon, their progeny is still a baboon — but it's a hybrid of interest to Society grantees Jane Phillips-Conroy and Clifford Jolly, who are tracking gene flow in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “kinda” mean?

Kind of; somewhat.

Is “kinda” formal or informal?

kinda is generally colloquial.