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gentle-hearted

adj

Etymology

From gentle + hearted.

  1. inherited from herted
  2. compounded as gentle-hearted — “gentle + hearted”

Definitions

  1. Kind and compassionate.

    • I am not sure how our "gentle-hearted" little girl will take the sight of the sheep's death, but when it happens she seems as matter-of-fact as the other two children.

  2. Meek and mild.

    • The officials shall go on addressing the troops and say, "Is there anyone afraid or gentle-hearted? Let him go back to his home, lest he melt the heart of his brothers, like his heart!"

  3. Refined and cultivated, high-born

    • And here's to right our gentle-hearted King!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA