Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentlesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gen-tle-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender.

Example Sentences

"A timid and gentlesome frog approached her, gravely bowed in a groove below her flexed kneecap."
"'Yes, Else,' I said, my voice quiet & most gentlesome. “You are not mistaken, & then I raised my veil & smiled wide, wide, wide. [...]”"
"Not that he weren't capable of a gentlesome word or a tender touch, but such as that come to him less natural than any living creature I ever seen."
"Even more surprising was how he loved to rock Annie Mae, talk to her in the most gentlesome way."

Etymology

From gentle + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gentle

Inflected Forms

more gentlesome (comparative) most gentlesome (superlative)

Questions

What does gentlesome mean?: Characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender.
Where does gentlesome come from?: From gentle + -some.

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