List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 406

SYNONYMS: type, kind, sort, nature, character, ilk.
These nouns refer to groups of people or things regarded as constituting a class because of their shared attributes or characteristics.

Type. in strict usage implies such similarity in traits among members of the group that the group is clearly and unmistakably distinguished from all others: It takes all types to make the world
Kind can refer to a class whose members are linked by innate characteristics: Material objects are of two kinds, atoms and compounds of atoms.
Often, however, type and kind , like sort, are applied when the resemblance or relationship is not precisely defined: I don't enjoy that type of show. What kind of people do they think we are? I'm not that sort of girl.
Nature in this comparison refers to native or inherent traits: Most of the articles in the magazine are of a didactic nature.
Character emphasizes qualities peculiar to individual members of a group: Her criticism had the character of a bit of kindly advice.
Ilk refers, often disparagingly, to classification by character, disposition, point of view, or standing: a larcenous tendency restricted to crooks and others of that ilk.