Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentile

/ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
gen-tile
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Non-Jewish.

adj

Heathen, pagan.

adj

Non-Mormon.

adj

Of or pertaining to a gens or several gentes.

adj

Of a part of speech such as an adjective, noun or verb: relating to a particular city, nation or country.

noun

A non-Jewish person.

noun

A non-Mormon person.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), morphologically from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, genteel, jaunty, and Gentoo. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.

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Phrases

non-gentile Sabbath Gentile

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Questions

How do you pronounce gentile?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/.
What does gentile mean?
Non-Jewish.
Where does gentile come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce gentile

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