"gentile" meaning in Italian

See gentile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /d͡ʒenˈti.le/ Forms: gentili [plural], gentilissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ile Etymology: Borrowed from Latin gentīlis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|gentīlis}} Borrowed from Latin gentīlis Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=gentilissimo}} gentile (plural gentili, superlative gentilissimo)
  1. kind, courteous
    Sense id: en-gentile-it-adj-wAoIZUQa
  2. gentle
    Sense id: en-gentile-it-adj-3KEziM04
  3. lovely
    Sense id: en-gentile-it-adj--FtDBnoo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gentildonna, gentilezza, gentilissimo, gentilmente, gentiluomo, gentilesco Related terms: gente, gentilizio, gentilità
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /d͡ʒenˈti.le/ Forms: gentili [plural]
Rhymes: -ile Etymology: From Latin gentīlis (“heathen, pagan”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|gentīlis|t=heathen, pagan}} Latin gentīlis (“heathen, pagan”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} gentile (plural gentili)
  1. (literary) gentile (non-Jewish) Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-gentile-it-adj-LtHyovVV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒenˈti.le/ Forms: gentili [plural]
Rhymes: -ile Etymology: From Latin gentīlis (“heathen, pagan”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|gentīlis|t=heathen, pagan}} Latin gentīlis (“heathen, pagan”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} gentile m (plural gentili)
  1. gentile (a non-Jewish person) Tags: masculine Derived forms: gentilesimo
    Sense id: en-gentile-it-noun-z4x-KsKc Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 23 2 25 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gentilesco Related terms: gentilità
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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