Gentle

//ˈdʒɛntl̩//

Synonyms for "gentle" (347 found)

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Closest matches (70)

Strong matches (104)

Adjective(2 words)
docileeasy
Adjective(2 words)
friendlykind

Related words (173)

litterloosenlowlulllumberingmanagemanageablemashmassagemeekmellowmellowymeltingmercifulmild as milkmildenmilkmoderatemollifiedmollify
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Verb(3 words)
mollifypacifyplacate
Adjective(2 words)
patriciansoft

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Antonyms

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Translations

181 translations across 40 languages.

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Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • πραΰς adj (tender and amiable)
  • προσηνής adj (tender and amiable)
  • προσηνής adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • ἤπιος adj (tender and amiable)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُؤَدَّب adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • zərif adj (tender and amiable)
  • zərif adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • һөҙәк adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • ве́тлівы adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • высакаро́дны adj (tender and amiable)
  • ласка́вы adj (tender and amiable)
  • паслухмя́ны adj (docile and easily managed)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • благоро́ден adj (tender and amiable)
  • ве́жлив adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • дружелю́бен adj (tender and amiable)
  • кро́тък adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 客氣 /客气 adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • 斯文 adj (tender and amiable)
  • 斯文 adj (docile and easily managed)
  • 斯文 adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Czech

4 entries
  • laskavý adj (tender and amiable)
  • něžný adj (tender and amiable)
  • přívětivý adj (tender and amiable)
  • zdvořilý adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Dutch

2 entries
  • geleidelijk adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)
  • lieflijk adj (tender and amiable)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • milda adj (tender and amiable)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hellävarainen adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • herttainen adj (tender and amiable)
  • kiltti adj (tender and amiable)
  • leppoisa adj (docile and easily managed)

French

4 entries
  • docile adj (docile and easily managed)
  • doux adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • doux adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)
  • gentil adj (tender and amiable)

Galician

2 entries
  • manso adj (docile and easily managed)
  • xentil adj (tender and amiable)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გამგონი adj (docile and easily managed)
  • გულკეთილი adj (tender and amiable)
  • დამრეცი adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)
  • დამჯერი adj (docile and easily managed)

German

4 entries
  • einfühlsam adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • einfühlsam adj (docile and easily managed)
  • freundlich adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • gemächlich adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐍃 adj (tender and amiable)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सज्जन adj (tender and amiable)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • veeno adj (tender and amiable)

Irish

4 entries
  • mín adj (tender and amiable)
  • mín adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • mín adj (docile and easily managed)
  • séimh adj (tender and amiable)

Italian

1 entries
  • gentile adj (tender and amiable)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 丁寧 adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • 優しい adj (tender and amiable)

Korean

1 entries
  • 공손하다 adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Latin

3 entries
  • clēmēns adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • lēnis adj (tender and amiable)
  • lēnis adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • нежен adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • учтив adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Malay

1 entries
  • landai adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)

Māori

4 entries
  • aungāwari adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)
  • hūmārie adj (tender and amiable)
  • hūmārika adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • kāwatawata adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Norman

1 entries
  • bénîn adj (tender and amiable)

Old English

1 entries
  • bilewit adj (tender and amiable)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • saunft adj (tender and amiable)
  • saunft adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Polish

4 entries
  • delikatny adj (tender and amiable)
  • delikatny adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • miły adj (tender and amiable)
  • uprzejmy adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • gentil adj (tender and amiable)
  • gentil adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • gentil adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Russian

4 entries
  • благоро́дный adj (tender and amiable)
  • ве́жливый adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • доброду́шный adj (tender and amiable)
  • дружелю́бный adj (tender and amiable)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • ùčtiv adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • у̀чтив adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Slovak

4 entries
  • láskavý adj (tender and amiable)
  • nežný adj (tender and amiable)
  • prívetivý adj (tender and amiable)
  • zdvorilý adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Spanish

4 entries
  • afable adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • amable adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • apacible adj (docile and easily managed)
  • apacible adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)

Thai

4 entries
  • นุ่มนวล adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • ว่าง่าย adj (docile and easily managed)
  • สุภาพ adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • อ่อนโยน adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Turkish

4 entries
  • anlayışlı adj (docile and easily managed)
  • hoşgörülü adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)
  • nazik adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • tedricî adj (gradual rather than steep or sudden)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • благоро́дний adj (tender and amiable)
  • вві́чливий adj (polite and respectful rather than rude)
  • ласка́вий adj (tender and amiable)
  • люб'я́зний adj (tender and amiable)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • nhẹ nhàng adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Welsh

2 entries
  • tyner adj (tender and amiable)
  • tyner adj (soft and mild rather than hard or severe)

Sample sentences

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In his school days he wasn't as gentle as he is now.

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At first sight, he seemed kind and gentle.

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Harry is gentle with cats.

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Dr. Patterson: Oh, no! She was very gentle with him.

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