How to Pronounce "of a kind"
expression
UH-vuh-KIND
OV-uh-KIND
Definition
Used to mean that something is similar to something else, but not exactly the same; it often suggests something unique, unusual, or hard to define.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkaɪnd
British English
ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /kˈaɪnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
UH-vuh-KIND
UK
OV-uh-KIND
Listen in Context
That animal is truly of a kind.
The painting is of a kind I've never seen before.
Is this fruit of a kind you can eat raw?
His sense of humor is really of a kind, isn't it?