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gentle
What does gentle mean?
gentle (adjective): soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce gentle?
/ˈdʒɛntl̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gentle come from?
From Middle English gentil (“courteous, noble”), from Old French gentil (“high-born, noble”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to gentle
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “gentle” mean?
fitting close, or too close, to the body
Not quite: that's what tight means.
having or caused by an irregular surface
Not quite: that's what rough means.
untrue, not factual, factually incorrect
Not quite: that's what false means.
soft and mild rather than hard or severe
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