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Gentle

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Tender and
; of a
or
disposition.
Soft and
or severe.
Docile and
managed.
Gradual
or sudden.
Polite and
rude.
Well-born; of a good family or
, though not noble.

Verb

To become gentle.
To ennoble.
To
; to
; to domesticate.
To
; to
; to make gentle.

Noun

A person of high birth.
In Fishing:
A
used as
by anglers.
A
, or
-gentil.

Name

A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

gentle
English
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gentil
Middle English (1100-1500)
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gentil
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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gentilis
Latin
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-ilis
Latin
gens
Latin
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Etym

Antonyms

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