gentle-peoplen.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛntlˌpiːpl/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(t)əlˌpip(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gentle adj., people n.

Etymology: < gentle adj. + people n., in sense 1 after gentleman n., gentlewoman n. Compare earlier gentlefolk n. and (with sense 2) gentry n. 5b.

1. People of high birth or rank. Also: people having the characteristics traditionally associated with high social standing; courteous or honourable people. Cf. gentlefolk n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentlefolk

gentlesc1405

gentlefolka1556

genteels1652

gentle-people1755

carriage company1812

carriage1819

gentilities1833

1755 J. Kidgell Card I. Pref. p. xiv The Gentle-People are a blessed Crew!—I wish i'my Heart the rich Folks were to lend us their Coawches for one Winter.

1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles i. xxiv. 128 The trials..of the poor..are as nothing compared with the bitter lot of reduced gentlepeople.

1930 Times 21 Jan. 4/7 A lady offers good terms as paying guest with gentlepeople residing in Surrey, Sussex, or Hants.

2004 Times (Nexis) 4 June (Sport section) 47 If tennis is a game for ladies and gentlemen, it's also time we acted a little more like gentlepeople and less like sanctimonious hypocrites.

2. Esp. in Irish folklore: the ‘little people’, the fairies; cf. gentry n. 5b, gentlefolk n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > collectively

fairya1375

good neighboura1585

faerie1612

good peoplea1692

small people1696

little people1719

Sidhe1724

gentrya1731

little mena1731

small folk1785

little folk1791

gentlefolk1795

the wee folk1819

good folk1820

Pharisee1823

gentle-people1832

fairyhood1844

folk of peace1875

1832 London Lit. Gaz. 22 Sept. 594/3 I was afraid to stay where I was, as I knew the gentle-people were about me.

1858 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 6 357 People should speak civilly to the Gentle People, or else say nothin'; for if you provoke them they will have their revenge.

2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Dec. t9 There she is befriended by kind fairies—‘Gentle People’—who build her the cabin she has always wanted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentle-people
释义	gentle-peoplen. Brit. /ˈdʒɛntlˌpiːpl/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)əlˌpip(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gentle adj., people n. Etymology: < gentle adj. + people n., in sense 1 after gentleman n., gentlewoman n. Compare earlier gentlefolk n. and (with sense 2) gentry n. 5b. 1. People of high birth or rank. Also: people having the characteristics traditionally associated with high social standing; courteous or honourable people. Cf. gentlefolk n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentlefolk gentlesc1405 gentlefolka1556 genteels1652 gentle-people1755 carriage company1812 carriage1819 gentilities1833 1755 J. Kidgell Card I. Pref. p. xiv The Gentle-People are a blessed Crew!—I wish i'my Heart the rich Folks were to lend us their Coawches for one Winter. 1862 Mrs. H. Wood Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles i. xxiv. 128 The trials..of the poor..are as nothing compared with the bitter lot of reduced gentlepeople. 1930 Times 21 Jan. 4/7 A lady offers good terms as paying guest with gentlepeople residing in Surrey, Sussex, or Hants. 2004 Times (Nexis) 4 June (Sport section) 47 If tennis is a game for ladies and gentlemen, it's also time we acted a little more like gentlepeople and less like sanctimonious hypocrites. 2. Esp. in Irish folklore: the ‘little people’, the fairies; cf. gentry n. 5b, gentlefolk n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > collectively fairya1375 good neighboura1585 faerie1612 good peoplea1692 small people1696 little people1719 Sidhe1724 gentrya1731 little mena1731 small folk1785 little folk1791 gentlefolk1795 the wee folk1819 good folk1820 Pharisee1823 gentle-people1832 fairyhood1844 folk of peace1875 1832 London Lit. Gaz. 22 Sept. 594/3 I was afraid to stay where I was, as I knew the gentle-people were about me. 1858 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 6 357 People should speak civilly to the Gentle People, or else say nothin'; for if you provoke them they will have their revenge. 2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Dec. t9 There she is befriended by kind fairies—‘Gentle People’—who build her the cabin she has always wanted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1755
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