Portuguese

Proper noun

Gentil

1. Gentil (municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

French

Adjective

gentil m ‎(feminine singular gentille, masculine plural gentils, feminine plural gentilles)

1. kind, nice
2. good (about children, in the sense of good boy/girl)

Usage notes

• The first, literal sense is today in modern French either child language, or else rather derogative: the kind of "qualifier" one uses about people considered as lacking personality. It however used to be in classical French a genuine compliment about social qualities, which gave gentilhomme ‎(“gentleman”).

Synonyms

• aimable

Noun

gentil m ‎(plural gentils)

1. pagan, heretic
2. gentile

Related terms

• genre
• gens
• gentilhomme
• gentillesse
• gentiment

Italian

Adjective

gentil m

1. apocopic form of gentile

Old French

Etymology

From Latin gentīlis, from gēns ‎(“Roman clan”).

Adjective

gentil m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular gentil or gentile)

1. noble; courteous; courtly

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gentil, from Latin gentīlis ‎(“belonging to the same family”), from gēns ‎(“clan; tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽ.ˈt͡ʃiw/
  • Homophone: gentio
• Homophone: Gentil
• Hyphenation: gen‧til

Adjective

gentil m, f ‎(plural gentis, comparable)

1. gentle; amiable; kind
2. elegant
3. gentle; polite; respectful

Synonyms

• (amiable): agradável, amigável, amistoso, cortês
• (elegant): belo, elegante, formoso, garboso
• (polite): See Wikisaurus:cortês

Antonyms

• (amiable): desagradável, descortês
• (elegant): desagradável, deselegante, feio
• (polite): See Wikisaurus:cortês

Related terms

• gentileza
• gentílico

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gentīlis, from gēns ‎(“Roman clan”).

Adjective

gentil m, f ‎(plural gentiles)

1. kind, nice

Related terms

• gentileza

Swedish

Pronunciation

• /ɧaŋˈtiːl/

Adjective

gentil

1. (somewhat archaic) elegant and generous; posh, stylish; generous

   Det var en utomordentligt gentil middagsbjudning.

   "That was a most elegant dinner party."

Inflection