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{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"polite\"",
"word": "rude"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "flower-gentle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle and simple"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle as a lamb"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle craft"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentlefolk"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle-handed"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle-hearted"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle-heartedly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle-heartedness"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentleman"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle murder paradox"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentleness"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle nor simple"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle or simple"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentle sex"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gentlewoman"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "gently"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "go gentle into that good night"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "tercel gentle"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*ǵenh₁-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "gentil",
"4": "",
"5": "courteous, noble"
},
"expansion": "Middle English gentil (“courteous, noble”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "gentil",
"4": "",
"5": "high-born, noble"
},
"expansion": "Old French gentil (“high-born, noble”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "gentilis",
"4": "",
"5": "of the same family or clan"
},
"expansion": "Latin gentilis (“of the same family or clan”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "gens",
"3": "",
"4": "Roman clan"
},
"expansion": "gens (“[Roman] clan”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gentile",
"3": "genteel",
"4": "jaunty"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of gentile, genteel, and jaunty",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English gentil (“courteous, noble”), from Old French gentil (“high-born, noble”), from Latin gentilis (“of the same family or clan”), from gens (“[Roman] clan”). Doublet of gentile, genteel, and jaunty.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "gentler",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "more gentle",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "gentlest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "most gentle",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "er",
"2": "more"
},
"expansion": "gentle (comparative gentler or more gentle, superlative gentlest or most gentle)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"gen‧tle"
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition."
],
"id": "en-gentle-en-adj-1GAZI71i",
"links": [
[
"Tender",
"tender"
],
[
"amiable",
"amiable"
],
[
"considerate",
"considerate"
],
[
"kindly",
"kindly"
],
[
"disposition",
"disposition"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "zərif"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vysakaródny",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "высакаро́дны"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "laskávy",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ласка́вы"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blagoróden",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "благоро́ден"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ljubézen",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "любе́зен"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "privétliv",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "приве́тлив"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "druželjúben",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "дружелю́бен"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mil",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "мил"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sīwén",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "斯文"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "něžný"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "přívětivý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "laskavý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "lieflijk"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "herttainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "kiltti"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gentil"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "xentil"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "rbili",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "რბილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "pakizi",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ფაქიზი"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "nazi",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ნაზი"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "satuti",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "სათუთი"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mosiq̇varule",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "მოსიყვარულე"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "megobruli",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "მეგობრული"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gulḳetili",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "გულკეთილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "liebenswürdig"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "qairrus",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐍃"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ḗpios",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ἤπιος"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "praǘs",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "πραΰς"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prosēnḗs",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "προσηνής"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sajjan",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "सज्जन"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "veeno"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "mín"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "gentile"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yasashii",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "優しい"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "lēnis"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ngākau mōwai"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "hūmārie"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "bénîn"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "bilewit"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "saunft"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "łagodny"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "delikatny"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "miły"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "gentil"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoródnyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "благоро́дный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubéznyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "любе́зный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "néžnyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "не́жный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "láskovyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ла́сковый"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privétlivyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "приве́тливый"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "druželjúbnyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "дружелю́бный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobrodúšnyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "доброду́шный"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mílyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ми́лый"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "nežný"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "prívetivý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "láskavý"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "tierno"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bpen-gan-eeng",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "เป็นกันเอง"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jai-dii",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ใจดี"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "şefkatli"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ljubʺjáznyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "люб'я́зний"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "laskávyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ласка́вий"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "blahoródnyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "благоро́дний"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nížnyj",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "ні́жний"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 5 3 1 3 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "tender and amiable",
"word": "tyner"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Soft and mild rather than hard or severe."
],
"id": "en-gentle-en-adj-KAbltGSD",
"links": [
[
"Soft",
"soft"
],
[
"mild",
"mild"
],
[
"hard",
"hard"
],
[
"severe",
"severe"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "zərif"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mek",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "мек"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "krótǎk",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "кро́тък"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "hellävarainen"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "leuto"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "doux"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "rbili",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "რბილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "pakizi",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "ფაქიზი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "einfühlsam"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "sanftmütig"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "sanft"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prosēnḗs",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "προσηνής"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hḗsukhos",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "ἥσυχος"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "mín"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "lēnis"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "clēmēns"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "māhū"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to breezes",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "kāwatawata"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of appearances",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "momohe"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of the wind",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "māriri"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "mārū"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "saunft"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "łagodny"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "delikatny"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "gentil"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "krótkij",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "кро́ткий"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 65 1 16 14 1",
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "мек"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"word": "кро́тък"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "hellävarainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
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},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "rbili",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "რბილი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "pakizi",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "ფაქიზი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "einfühlsam"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "sanftmütig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "sanft"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
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"word": "προσηνής"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
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"word": "ἥσυχος"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "mín"
},
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
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},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "clēmēns"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "māhū"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "refers to breezes",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "kāwatawata"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of appearances",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "momohe"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "māhū"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of the wind",
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"code": "mi",
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"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "кро́ткий"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "мя́гкий"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "suave"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "nûm-nuuan",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "นุ่มนวล"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ɔ̀ɔn-yoon",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "อ่อนโยน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "hoşgörülü"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "yumuşak başlı"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "nhẹ nhàng"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "soft and mild rather than hard or severe",
"word": "tyner"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pasluxmjány",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "паслухмя́ны"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "poslúšen",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "послу́шен"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sīwén",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "斯文"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "leppoisa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "manso"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamgoni",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "გამგონი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damǯeri",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "დამჯერი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mšvidi",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "მშვიდი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tvinieri",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "თვინიერი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "einfühlsam"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "mín"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poslúšnyj",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "послу́шный"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "tranquilo"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "wâa-ngâai",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "ว่าง่าย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "anlayışlı"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "sluxnjányj",
"sense": "docile and easily managed",
"word": "слухня́ний"
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{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"note": "not steep",
"roman": "höźək",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "һөҙәк"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "geleidelijk"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "vähittäinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "loiva"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "damreci",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "დამრეცი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dakanebuli",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "დაქანებული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "gemächlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "sachte"
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{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "landai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "māhū"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of flowing water",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "aungāwari"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "mārū"
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "поло́гий"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "medido"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "tr",
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"word": "tedricî"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "gradual rather than steep or sudden",
"word": "yavaş yavaş"
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"code": "ar",
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"word": "مُؤَدَّب"
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"code": "be",
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"word": "ве́тлівы"
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"code": "bg",
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"word": "ве́жлив"
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"code": "bg",
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"word": "учти́в"
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "ystävällinen"
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"code": "ka",
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"word": "თავაზიანი"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"word": "რბილი"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "freundlich"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "丁寧"
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"code": "ko",
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"word": "공손하다"
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"code": "mk",
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"word": "учтив"
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"code": "mi",
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"word": "mōwai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "polite and respectful rather than rude",
"word": "hūmārika"
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "ru",
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"word": "ве́жливый"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "polite and respectful rather than rude",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "sh",
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"code": "sk",
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"code": "es",
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"word": "amable"
},
{
"code": "th",
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"roman": "sù-pâap",
"sense": "polite and respectful rather than rude",
"word": "สุภาพ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
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"word": "nazik"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vvíčlyvyj",
"sense": "polite and respectful rather than rude",
"word": "вві́чливий"
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