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Tuesday 10 September 2013

Word for the day: gentle

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gentle  |ˈdʒɛnt(ə)l                                                    *amable (en Español)

 
DEFINITION


adjective ( gentler, gentlest )1 having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character: a gentle, sensitive man | her gentle voice.2 moderate in action, effect, or degree; not strong or violent: take some gentle exercise | a gentle breeze.• (of a slope) gradual: a gentle embankment.3 archaic (of a person) noble or having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous and chivalrous.


verbmake or become gentle: [ no obj. ] Cobb's tone gentled a little.• with obj. ] touch (a person or animal) gently, typically in order to make them calmer or more docile.

DERIVATIVESgentleness noun,gently adverb
ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gentil high-born, noble, from Latin gentilis of the same clan (see gentile). The original sense was nobly born, hence courteous, chivalrous, later mild, moderate in action or disposition (mid 16th cent.).


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