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Gently

adverb/dʒˈɛntli/
Definition
in a gradual manner
in a gentle manner
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɛntli/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɛntli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɛntli/
2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛntli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin a gradual manner
“a gently sloping terrain”
adverbin a gentle manner
“he talked gently to the injured animal”
adverbwith little weight or force
“she kissed him lightly on the forehead”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sanft
schrittweise
🇫🇷French
doucement
de manière progressive
🇪🇸Spanish
suavemente
de manera gradual
🇮🇹Italian
delicatamente
in maniera graduale
🇳🇱Dutch
voorzichtig
op een geleidelijke manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
suavemente
de forma gradual
🇷🇺Russian
нежно
постепенно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धीरे
क्रमिक तरीके से
🇧🇩Bengali
আলতো করে
ধীরে ধীরে
🇮🇳Tamil
மெதுவாக
படிப்படியான முறையில்
🇮🇳Telugu
శాంతముగా
క్రమ పద్ధతిలో
🇮🇳Marathi
हळूवारपणे
हळूहळू रीतीने
🇮🇳Gujarati
નરમાશથી
ક્રમિક રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ
ಕ್ರಮೇಣವಾಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സൌമ്യമായി
പടിപടിയായി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਰਮੀ ਨਾਲ
ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
آہستہ سے
آہستہ آہستہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
轻轻地
逐步地
🇯🇵Japanese
優しく
徐々に
🇰🇷Korean
부드럽게
점진적으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nhẹ nhàng
một cách dần dần
🇹🇭Thai
เบา ๆ
อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
dengan lembut
secara bertahap
🇵🇭Filipino
malumanay
sa unti-unting paraan
🇲🇾Malay
dengan lembut
secara beransur-ansur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بلطف
بطريقة تدريجية
🇮🇷Persian
به آرامی
به صورت تدریجی
🇹🇷Turkish
nazikçe
kademeli olarak
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּעֲדִינוּת
בצורה הדרגתית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gently'?
The primary meaning of 'gently' is 'in a gradual manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gently' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gently' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gently' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gently' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'gently' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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