Masculine
Meaning
- (feminine, masculine) gentle; amiable; kind
- (feminine, masculine) elegant
- (feminine, masculine) gentle; polite; respectful
Concepts
hende
Opposite of
desagradável, descortês, deselegante, feio
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒẽˈt͡ʃiw/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese gentil, borrowed from Latin gentīlis (“belonging to the same family”), from gēns (“clan; tribe”).
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