Webster's Dictionary 1913

946

Genteelly

Gen‐teel″ly, adv. In a genteel manner.

947

Genteelness

Gen‐teel″ness, n. The quality of being genteel.

948

Genterie

Gen″ter‐ie (?), Gen″trie (�), n. [OE. See Gentry.] Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. Chaucer.

949

Gentian

Gen″tian (jĕn″shan or –shĭ‐an), n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.) Any one of a genus (Ge...

950

Gentianaceous

Gen′tian‐a″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Gentianaceæ) of which the gentian is the type.

951

Gentianella

Gen′tian‐el″la (?), n. [See Gentian.] A kind of blue color. Johnson.

952

Gentianic

Gen′ti‐an″ic (?), a. Pertaining to or derived from the gentian; as, gentianic acid.

953

Gentianine

Gen″tian‐ine (?), n.(Chem.) A bitter, crystallizable substance obtained from gentian.

954

Gentianose

Gen″tian‐ose′ (?), n.(Chem.) A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.

955

Gentil

Gen″til (?), a. & n. Gentle. Chaucer.

956

Gentile

Gen″tile (jĕn″tīl), n. [L. gentilis belonging to the same clan, stock, race, people, or nation; in opposition to Roman, a foreigner; in opposition to Jew or Christian, a heathen...

957

Gentile (2)

Gen″tile, a. 1. Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.2. (Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun o...

958

Gentile-falcon

Gen″tile–fal′con (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Falcon-gentil.

959

Gentilesse

Gen′ti‐lesse″ (?), n. [OF. gentilesse, gentelise, F. gentillesse. See Gentle. a.] Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. Chaucer.

960

Gentilish

Gen″til‐ish (?), a. Heathenish; pagan.

961

Gentilism

Gen″til‐ism (?), n. [Cf. F. gentilisme.]1. Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.2. Tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens.

962

Gentilitial

{ Gen′ti‐li″tial (?), Gen′ti‐li″tious (?), } a. [L. gentilitius. See Gentile.]1. Peculiar to a people; national. Sir T. Browne.2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. Arbuthnot.

963

Gentility

Gen‐til″i‐ty (?), n. [L. gentilitas the relationship of those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F. gentilité heathenism. See Gentile.]1. Good extraction; dignit...

964

Gentilize

Gen″til‐ize (?), v. i. [See Gentile.]1. To live like a gentile or heathen. Milton.2. To act the gentleman; — with it (see It, 5).

965

Gentilize (2)

Gen″til‐ize, v. i. To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your unworthy sones. Sylvester.

966

Gentilly

Gen″til‐ly (?), adv. [From Gentil, a.] In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly. Chaucer.

967

Gentiopikrin

Gen′ti‐o‐pi″krin (?), n. [Gentian + Gr. � bitter.] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.

968

Gentisin

Gen″ti‐sin (?), n.(Chem.) A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the gentian; — called also gentianin.

969

Gentle

Gen″tle (?), a. [Compar.Gentler (?); superl.Gentlest (?).] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, cla...

970

Gentle (2)

Gen″tle, n. 1. One well born; a gentleman.Gentles, methinks you frown. Shak.2. A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.3. (Zoöl.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait.

971

Gentle (3)

Gent″le, v. t. 1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. Shak.2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable.To gentle life's descent,We shut our eyes, and think it is a ...

972

Gentle-hearted

Gen″tle–heart′ed (?), a. Having a kind or gentle disposition. Shak. — Gen″tle–heart′ed‐ness, n.