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gentle

/ˈdʒentəl/JEN-tuhl
/ˈdʒɛntəl/JEN-tuhl

Meaningof a good family

Common meaning: mild, kind

Journey through time

  1. Latingentilissource
  2. Old Frenchgentilsource
  3. Middle Englishgentilsource
  4. Englishgentle‘mild, kind’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin gentilis ‘of a good family’.

Source words

  • gentilis Latin · source word “of a good family”

Related words

gentile

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