Polyglot Dictionary

gentileza

/ʒẽtʃiˈleza/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Positive

Meaning

  1. kindness

    • A gentileza não custa nada.

      Kindness costs nothing.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

amabilidade

amabilidade is an amiable, pleasant manner; gentileza is more about a specific polite or courteous act, like "por gentileza," please or kindly — both mean "kindness."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

amabilidad

amabilidad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "kindness."

Spanish

bondad

bondad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "kindness."

French

gentillesse

gentillesse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "kindness."

Practice

1 What does gentileza mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ não custa nada.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gentileza?

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