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Grammar : Adj
Spell : jen-tl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn tl



Definition of gentle

Origin :
  • early 13c., "well-born," from Old French gentil "high-born, noble, of good family" (11c., in Modern French "nice, graceful, pleasing; fine pretty"), from Latin gentilis "of the same family or clan," from gens (genitive gentis) "race, clan," from root of gignere "beget," from PIE root *gen- "produce" (see genus). Sense of "gracious, kind" (now obsolete) first recorded late 13c.; that of "mild, tender" is 1550s. Older sense remains in gentleman.
  • adj having a mild or kind nature
  • adj mild, temperate in effect on senses
  • adj of noble birth
Example sentences :
  • A gentle strain of music, scarcely audible, seemed to make reply.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • On a rock, amid the roaring water, Lies Cassiopea's gentle daughter.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Uncle Jasper, who had a quiet voice and gentle manners, now stood rigid.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • She was like the falling of this starlight, pure, aloof, and strange and gentle.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Attempted fratricide is not a common happening in gentle families.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • Their faces fell, and even Mark began a gentle expostulation.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Are none to be gentle and kind, none to be piteous and forgiving?
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Then would Flossy be ready with her gentle drops of oil to soothe the ruffles.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • To a gentle loose, and the King of Spain for a mark at fourteen score!
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • But the gentle, pathetic character of Arthur is all Shakespeare's.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

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