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单词 gentlest
释义

gentle /jenˈtl/

adjective
  1. Mild and refined in manners
  2. Mild in disposition or action
  3. Amiable
  4. Soothing
  5. Moderate
  6. Gradual
  7. Well-born, from a good family (archaic)
transitive verb
  1. To ennoble (obsolete)
  2. To make gentle
  3. To handle gently
noun
  1. A well-born person (obsolete)
  2. A trained falcon
  3. Hence a peregrine falcon (masc terˈcel-genˈtle; fem falˈcon-genˈtle)
  4. A soft maggot used as bait in angling
ORIGIN: OFr (Fr) gentil, from L gentīlis belonging to the same gens or clan, later, well-bred; see genteel

genˈtlehood noun (archaic)

Position or character attaching to good birth

genˈtleness noun

genˈtlenesse noun (obsolete)

Same as gentilesse

gentˈly adverb

gentle breeze noun (meteorology)

A wind of force 3 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 8 to 12mph

genˈtlefolk plural noun

People of good family

gentle-heartˈed adjective

Having a gentle or kind disposition

genˈtleman noun see separate entry.

gentle reader noun

Courteous reader, an old-fashioned phrase common in the prefaces of books

genˈtlewoman noun see separate entry.

the gentle craft

  1. Shoemaking (obsolete)
  2. Angling

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