gently
/ˈdʒɛntli/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdʒɛntli/
gently
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gen - tly -> gently
Myanmar meaning
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gentle /'dʒentl /adj (-r / 'dʒentlǝ(r)/; -st / 'dʒentlÇst/)
၁။ (က) ကြင်နာသော။ ညင်သာသော။ နူးညံ့သိမ်မွေ့သော။ a gentle person/ manner/ voice/ touch ❍ a doctor who is gentle with his hands ❍ soap that is gentle on/ to one's skin ❍ Be gentle with my best china!
(ခ) သာယာညင်းပျောင်းသော။ a gentle breeze ❍ gentle rainfall ❍ cook over a gentle heat.
၂။ ပြေသော။ a gentle slope.
❏ gentleness /'dʒentlnǝs / n [U] နူးညံ့သိမ်မွေ့ခြင်း။ ညင်ညင်သာသာရှိခြင်း။
❏ gently / 'dʒentli / adv နူးညံ့သိမ်မွေ့စွာ။ ညင်သာစွာ။ ပြေပြေ။ ဖြည်းဖြည်း။ ညင်ညင်သာသာ။ handle sth gently ❍ speak to sb gently ❍ The beach slopes gently down to the sea.
More examples
- Joe is such a gentle, loving boy.
- Mother’s manner was always gentle.
- A gentle smile
- A gentle riverside stroll
- She gave a gentle pull on the dog’s leash.
- A soft June morning with a gentle breeze
- The road began to climb gentle sandy hills.
- The gentle curve of the bay
- Cook for several hours over a gentle heat.
Synonyms
mild, calm, kind, tender, moderate, placid, temperate, Brahmin, affable, agreeable, amiable, aristocratic, balmy, beat down, benign, biddable, bland, blue-blooded, break in, break the spirit, bring to heel, clement, compassionate, considerate, cool, courteous, cultivated, cultured, delicate, disciplined, disciplining, docile, domesticate, domesticated, domiciliate, dove-like, dulcify, dulcorate, easy, elegant, faint, feeble, genial, genteel, gentling, get the better of, get the upper hand, get under control, get upper hand, gradual, halcyon, highborn, highbred, honied, house-train, housebreak, housebreaking, housebroken, housetrain, housetrained, housetraining, humane, hushed, imperceptible, kindly, laid back, lenient, light, low, low-pitched, low-toned, manageable, meek, mellow, merciful, muted, noble, pacific, peaceful, pleasant, pleasing, pliable, polished, polite, quiet, refined, restful, sensitive, serene, slight, slow, smooth, soft, softhearted, soothing, subdue, subdued, sugared, sugaring, sweet-tempered, sympathetic, tame, taught, tractable, trained, tranquil, triumph over, untroubled, upper-class, warmhearted, well-born, well-bred
Antonyms
agitated, boisterous, callous, coarse, crude, cruel, disagreeable, excited, fierce, hard, harsh, hateful, healthy, heavy, impolite, intelligent, irritable, loud, low, mean, merciless, noisy, odorous, putrid, rough, roused, rude, severe, sharp, significant, smart, strong, surly, troubled, turbulent, uncivil, uncompassionate, uncontrolled, unfeeling, unfriendly, unhappy, unkind, unmannerly, unrefined, unsophisticated, violent, wild
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