gentil

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin gentīlis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒənˈtil] IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒenˈtil] === Adjective === gentil m or f (masculine and feminine plural gentils) kind, courteous gentile (non-Jewish) Antonym: jueu ==== Derived terms ==== gentilesa gentilment === Noun === gentil m or f by sense (plural gentils) gentile (non-Jew) Antonym: jueu === Further reading === “gentil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “gentil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “gentil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “gentil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French gentil, borrowed from Latin gentīlis, from gēns (“Roman clan”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃.ti/ === Adjective === gentil (feminine gentille, masculine plural gentils, feminine plural gentilles) (archaic) noble; gallant, courteous kind, sweet Antonym: méchant (derogatory) sweet but not much else; vanilla Synonym: policé well behaved, good Synonym: sage pleasant, amiable, nice attractive, pretty all very well Synonyms: beau, mignon fairly large, nice, tidy Synonyms: joli, beau une gentille somme ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Derived terms ==== gentilhomme gentillesse gentillet gentiment === Noun === gentil m (plural gentils) pagan, heretic gentile === Related terms === genre gens généreux === Further reading === “gentil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gentil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʒɛnˈtiːl], [ʒãnˈtiːl] Hyphenation: gen‧til === Adjective === gentil (strong nominative masculine singular gentiler, comparative gentiler, superlative am gentilsten) nice, amiable ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gentil” in Duden online “gentil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Italian == === Adjective === gentil (apocopated) apocopic form of gentile == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gentil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʒɑ̃ːti] The ⟨l⟩ remains silent in all forms. === Adjective === gentil (masculine gentilen, neuter gentilt, comparative méi gentil, superlative am gentilsten) nice, friendly Synonyms: fein, frëndlech == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin gentīlis, from gēns (“Roman clan”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛ̃nˈtil/ === Adjective === gentil m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gentil or gentile) noble; courteous; courtly ==== Descendants ==== French: gentil == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese gentil, borrowed from Latin gentīlis (“belonging to the same family”), from gēns (“clan; tribe”). === Pronunciation === Homophone: Gentil Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw Hyphenation: gen‧til === Adjective === gentil m or f (plural gentis) gentle; amiable; kind Synonyms: agradável, amigável, amistoso, cortês Antonyms: desagradável, descortês elegant Synonyms: belo, elegante, formoso, garboso Antonyms: desagradável, deselegante, feio gentle; polite; respectful Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cortês ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “polite”): See Thesaurus:cortês ==== Related terms ==== gentileza gentílico gente === Further reading === “gentil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gentil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gentile. === Adjective === gentil m or n (feminine singular gentilă, masculine plural gentili, feminine/neuter plural gentile) gentile ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin gentīlis, from gēns (“Roman clan”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xenˈtil/ [xẽn̪ˈt̪il] Rhymes: -il Syllabification: gen‧til === Adjective === gentil m or f (masculine and feminine plural gentiles) kind, nice Synonym: amable gentile (non-Jewish) Antonym: judío ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === gentil m or f by sense (plural gentiles) gentile (non-Jew) Synonym: (sometimes offensive) goy Antonym: judío ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “gentil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gentile. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɧaŋˈtiːl/ === Adjective === gentil (somewhat archaic) elegant and generous elegant, fancy, posh ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gentil”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gentil”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gentil”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === enligt