gentle-hearted
English
adj
Definitions
- Kind and compassionate.
- Meek and mild.
- (archaic) Refined and cultivated, high-born
Etymology
Compound from English gentle (well-born, of a good family respectable birth) + English hearted.
Origin
English
hearted
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- black-hearted English
- brokenhearted English
- cowhearted English
- dead-hearted English
- deadhearted English
- doublehearted English
- down-hearted English
- downhearted English
- faint-hearted English
- fainthearted English
- fool-hearted English
- free-hearted English
- freehearted English
- full-hearted English
- gentilly English
- gentle English
- gentle-handed English
- gentle-heartedly English
- gentle-heartedness English
- gentlebeing English
- gentlefolk English
- gentlefolks English
- gentlegirl English
- gentlehearted English
- gentlehood English
- gentleman English
- gentleness English
- gentleship English
- gentlesome English
- gentlewoman English
- gently English
- gladhearted English
- goodhearted English
- great-hearted English
- greathearted English
- hardhearted English
- heart English
- hearted English
- heartedly English
- heartedness English
- heavyhearted English
- high-hearted English
- highhearted English
- hollowhearted English
- humble-hearted English
- kindhearted English
- lighthearted English
- lionhearted English
- lonely-hearted English
- lonelyhearted English
- low-hearted English
- lowhearted English
- open-hearted English
- openhearted English
- proud-hearted English
- proudhearted English
- shallow-hearted English
- shallowhearted English
- simple-hearted English
- simplehearted English
- single-hearted English
- singlehearted English
- softhearted English
- stonehearted English
- stonyhearted English
- stouthearted English
- stronghearted English
- tenderhearted English
- ungentle English
- weak-hearted English
- weakhearted English
- whole-hearted English
- wholehearted English
- wise-hearted English
- gentil Middle English
- herted Middle English
- heart
- gentle
- gently
- hearted
- gentilly
- ungentle
- gentleman
- heartedly
- gentlegirl
- gentlefolk
- cowhearted
- gentlehood
- gentleship
- gentleness
- lowhearted
- gentlesome
- openhearted
- highhearted
- gladhearted
- hardhearted
- goodhearted
- deadhearted
- gentlebeing
- gentlewoman
- freehearted
- lionhearted
- downhearted
- weakhearted
- gentlefolks
- softhearted
- kindhearted
- heartedness
- low-hearted
- open-hearted
- stonyhearted
- proudhearted
- fool-hearted
- dead-hearted
- high-hearted
- greathearted
- stouthearted
- heavyhearted
- lighthearted
- wise-hearted
- free-hearted
- fainthearted
- wholehearted
- stonehearted
- full-hearted
- weak-hearted
- down-hearted
- lonelyhearted
- stronghearted
- simplehearted
- tenderhearted
- black-hearted
- proud-hearted
- doublehearted
- faint-hearted
- singlehearted
- brokenhearted
- hollowhearted
- great-hearted
- gentle-handed
- whole-hearted
- gentlehearted
- humble-hearted
- shallowhearted
- single-hearted
- simple-hearted
- lonely-hearted
- shallow-hearted
- gentle-heartedly
- gentle-heartedness