Main Entry:: ¹gen·tle
Pronunciation:: \ˈjen-t^əl\
Function:: adjective
Inflected Form(s):: gen·tler \ˈjent-lər, -t^əl-ər\ ; gen·tlest \ˈjent-ləst, -t^əl-əst\
Etymology:: Middle English gentil, from Anglo-French, from Latin gentilis of a gens, of one's family, from gent-, gens gens, nation; akin to Latin gignere to beget — more at kin
Date:: 13th century

1 a: belonging to a family of high social station barchaic : chivalrous c: honorable , distinguished ; specifically : of or relating to a gentleman d: kind , amiable —used especially in address as a complimentary epithet <gentle reader> e: suited to a person of high social station2 a: tractable , docile b: free from harshness, sternness, or violence3: soft , delicate4: moderate

— gent·ly

\ˈjent-lē\ adverb

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