What does gently mean?
Definitions for gently
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word gently.
Princeton's WordNet
gently(adverb)
in a gradual manner
"a gently sloping terrain"
gently, mildly(adverb)
in a gentle manner
"he talked gently to the injured animal"
lightly, softly, gently(adverb)
with little weight or force
"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
Wiktionary
gently(Adverb)
in a gentle manner
Webster Dictionary
Gently(adverb)
in a gentle manner
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Gently
Gently is the title of the ninth studio album by artist Liza Minnelli. It was released im May 1996. The album was nominated for one Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 1997.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gently' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2485
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gently' in Adverbs Frequency: #205
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gently in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of gently in a Sentence
Treat the other man's faith gently it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine.
I do remember stopping by the way, To watch a potter thumping his wet clay; And with its all-obliterated tongue It murmured, ?Gently, brother, gently, pray!?
To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich, to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never, in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common, this is to be my symphony.
There is no need to use anything other than water to wash lettuce, washing it gently with water is as effective as using produce cleansers.
You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right.
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- suaumentCatalan, Valencian
- suave, mansamenteSpanish
- یواشPersian
- lempeästi, hellävaraisesti, hellävaroen, vienostiFinnish
- धीरेHindi
- finomanHungarian
- կամացArmenian
- dolcemente, sordamente, soavemente, gentilmente, delicatamente, blandamenteItalian
- そっとJapanese
- leniter, leneLatin
- zachtjes, voorzichtig, zachtaardigDutch
- delikatnie, łagodniePolish
- gentilmentePortuguese
- не́жноRussian
- њежно, нежно, nježno, nežnoSerbo-Croatian
- మెత్తగాTelugu
- เบาThai
- әкренTatar
- آہستہ سےUrdu
- 平緩Chinese
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