gentle
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The meaning (definition) of the word gentle
soft and careful when moving or touching
The word gentle used in a sentence
“Pet the bunny with a gentle hand and soft touches.”
Words that mean the same as gentle (synonyms)
softcareful
Words that mean the opposite of gentle (antonyms)
roughharsh
How the word gentle is said around the world
| French | doux (doo) |
| Spanish | amable (ahmahvlay) |
| Mandarin | 温和的 (wēn hé de) |
| Hindi | कोमल (kohmuhl) |
| Arabic | لطيف (lahteef) |
| Russian | нежный (nezhnyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | gentil (zhayngteel) |
| Portuguese (BR) | gentil (zhayngcheeuu) |
| Japanese | 優しい (yasashii) |
| German | sanft (zahnft) |
| Urdu | نرم (nahrm) |
| Punjabi | ਕੋਮਲ (kohmuhl) |
| Korean | 온화한 (onhwahan) |
| Hebrew | עָדִין (ahdeeynuh) |
| Greek | ευγενής (eugenes) |
| Dutch | teder (tayduhr) |
| Tagalog | banayad (bahnahyahd) |
| Vietnamese | dịu dàng (zeew zahng) |
| Turkish | nazik (nahzik) |
| Persian | ملایم (mohlahyaym) |
| Polish | delikatny (deleekahtni) |
| Ukrainian | ніжний (nizhnyy) |
| Bengali | কোমল (kohmawl) |
| Swedish | mild (mild) |
| Italian | delicato (dayleekahtoh) |
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