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Meaning of Gentle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈdʒɛntl̩

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية لطيف مؤدب
Azərbaycanca zərif
Беларуская ветлівы ласка́вы паслухмя́ны
Български благороден вежлив кротък любезен мек мил приветлив учтив
Bosanski mahu
Čeština laskavý něžný přívětivý Zdvořilý
Cymraeg tyner
Deutsch einfühlsam freundlich gemächlich liebenswürdig sachte sanft sanftmütig
Esperanto milda
Español afable amable apacible cuidadoso delicado despacito dócil gentil grácil gradual ligero manso medido suave tierno tranquilo
Suomi hellävarainen herttainen kiltti leppoisa leuto loiva vähittäinen ystävällinen
Français docile doux Gentil
Gaeilge min séimh
Galego manso
हिन्दी सज्जन
Hrvatski mahu
Italiano gentile
日本語 ほわっと 丁寧 優しい 均 妥 寧 平 柔 淑 軟 輕
ქართული გულკეთილი დამჯერი დაქანებული თავაზიანი მეგობრული მოსიყვარულე მშვიდი ნაზი რბილი ფაქიზი
한국어 嫵 惠 煦 공손하다
Kurdî mahû min min nazik
Latina clemens lenis
Te Reo Māori māhū
Македонски нежен учтив
Bahasa Melayu landai
Nederlands geleidelijk lieflijk
Polski delikatny łagodny miły uprzejmy
Português Gentil
Русский благородный вежливый добродушный дружелюбный кро́ткий ласковый любезный милый мягкий нежный пологий послушный приветливый учти́вый
Slovenčina láskavý nežný
Српски mahu
ไทย นุ่มนวล ว่าง่าย สุภาพ อ่อนโยน เป็นกันเอง ใจดี
Türkçe anlayışlı hoşgörülü nazik şefkatli tedrici yavaş yavaş yumuşak başlı
Українська благоро́дний ввічливий ласка́вий люб'я́зний ніжний слухняний
Tiếng Việt liễu yếu đào tơ nhẹ nhàng 床

Examples

“Gentles, methinks you frown.”
“While actual medieval societies were full of lots of peasants and a few rich and noble gentles, SCA personas tend to be nobles rather than commoners.”
“Pooh! the whole thing is as alive and wrigging as an angler's box of gentles”
“Years ago, on Victoria's Port Phillip Bay, the recognised bait for garfish were `gentles', a genteel word for maggots, which were especially grown for gar fishermen.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Gentle Annie gentle breeze gentle craft gentle giant gentle lemur gentle murder paradox

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