gently

Zinnen
An user
Pink   foam   floated   gently   through   the   air landing   on the   parked   vehicles .

Roze schuim zweefde zachtjes door de lucht en landde op de geparkeerde voertuigen.

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. In a manner characterized by gentleness
  2. In a manner characterized by gentleness
  3. In a manner characterized by gentleness
  4. (historical) From a gentle or high-class family.
  5. (obsolete) In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly.

Frequentie

B2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛntli/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English gentilly, gentlych, gentilliche, equivalent to gentle + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.

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