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1 благородного происхождения
1) General subject: descended from an honourable family, high blooded, highbred, nobly born, of gentle birth, of noble kin, of noble race, of princely birth, of noble birth2) Makarov: of noble strainУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > благородного происхождения
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2 благородного рода
1) General subject: of gentle birth2) Makarov: of noble strain
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gentle — [13] Expressions like ‘of gentle birth’, and related forms such as gentility [14] and gentleman [13] point up the original link between gentle and ‘family, stock, birth’. The word comes via Old French gentil from Latin gentīlis, a derivative of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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gentle — I. adjective (gentler; gentlest) Etymology: Middle English gentil, from Anglo French, from Latin gentilis of a gens, of one s family, from gent , gens gens, nation; akin to Latin gignere to beget more at kin Date: 13th century 1. a. belonging to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gentle — adj 1. kind, kindly, tender, gracious, considerate, thoughtful; indulgent, lenient, clement, humane, merciful, compassionate, tender hearted, gentlehearted, Fr. gentil; benign, amiable, affable, sweet tempered. 2. mild, moderate, soothing, easy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Gentle — Gen tle, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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gentle — [jent′ l] adj. gentler, gentlest [ME gentil < OFr, of noble birth < L gentilis, of the same gens (in LL, of a good family) < gens: see GENS] 1. belonging to the upper classes or polite society 2. like or suitable to polite society;… … English World dictionary
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gentle — gentleness, n. gently, adv. /jen tl/, adj., gentler, gentlest, v., gentled, gentling. adj. 1. kindly; amiable: a gentle manner. 2. not severe, rough, or violent; mild: a gentle wind; a gentle tap on the shoulder. 3. moderate: gentle heat. 4 … Universalium
gentle — gen•tle [[t]ˈdʒɛn tl[/t]] adj. tler, tlest, 1) kindly; amiable: a gentle manner[/ex] 2) not severe, rough, or violent; mild: a gentle tap on the arm[/ex] 3) moderate: gentle heat[/ex] 4) not steep; gradual: a gentle slope[/ex] 5) of good birth or … From formal English to slang