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gentile.

kind, courteous

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/d͡ʒenˈti.le/

  1. kind, courteous

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. gentle

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  3. lovely

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin gentīlis.

noun/d͡ʒenˈti.le/

  1. gentile. Gentile (a non-Jew, a non-Jewish person)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin gentīlis (“heathen, pagan”).

adj/d͡ʒenˈti.le/

  1. gentile, Gentile (non-Jewish)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin gentīlis (“heathen, pagan”).

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