gentle

Значение (Английский)

Adj

1. Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
2. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
3. Docile and easily managed.
4. Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
5. Polite and respectful rather than rude.
6. (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To become gentle.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To ennoble.
3. (transitive) To break; to tame; to domesticate.
4. (transitive) To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.

Noun

1. (archaic) A person of high birth.
2. A maggot used as bait by anglers.
3. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

Синонимы

soft

mild

tender

kind

quiet

meek

delicate

sweet

light

calm

polite

nice

affectionate

tame

pleasant

weak

easy

bland

smooth

careful

friendly

slight

kindly

slow

harmonious

good-natured

graceful

affable

amiable

lenient

placid

mollify

courteous

modest

faint

good

👍

docile

moderate

lovely

sensitive

peaceful

gracious

good-hearted

aristocratic

noble

dainty

genial

appease

pacify

benign

Переводы

doux

sanft

suave

mild

suave

gentil

zacht

suau

sanftmütig

liefelijk

zoet

dolce

gentile

freundlich

mite

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈdʒɛntl̩/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: gentil

In summary

From Middle English gentil (“courteous, noble”), from Old French gentil (“high-born, noble”), from Latin gentilis (“of the same family or clan”), from gens (“[Roman] clan”). Doublet of gentile, genteel, and jaunty.

Предложения

I like gentle people .

Я люблю нежные люди.