What it means
- (adjective) Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. “Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.”
- (adjective) Soft and mild rather than hard or severe. “I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.”
- (adjective) Docile and easily managed. “We had a gentle swim in the lake.”
- (adjective) Gradual rather than steep or sudden. “The walks in this area have a gentle incline.”
- (adjective) Polite and respectful rather than rude. “He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.”
- (adjective) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
Letter analysis
- Gentlest contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
Words that mean the same
Antonyms
Sub-words
- gentles
- nettles
- gentle
- nestle
- nettle
- settle
- telnet
- tenets
- genes
- gents
- glens
- sleet
- steel
- stent
- teens
- tenet
- tense
- tents
- eels
- else
- gees
- gels
- gelt
- gene
- gens
- gent
- gets
- glee
- glen
- lees
- legs
- lens
- lent
- lest
- lets
- nest
- nets
- seen
- sent
- teen
- tees
- tens
- tent
- test
- eel
- est
- gee
- gel
- gen
- get
- lee
- leg
- let
- neg
- net
- see
- set
- tee
- tel
Related words
Other 8-letter words
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- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with GEN
- gen
- gendarme
- gendarmes
- gender
- genders
- gene
- genealogical
- genealogies
- genealogist
- genealogists
- genealogy
- genera
- general
- generalissimo
- generalissimos
- generalities
- generality
- generalization
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Words ending with EST
Common questions
What does Gentlest mean?
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
How many letters are in Gentlest?
Gentlest has 8 letters.
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