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gentles

gentles is the plural of gentle.

gentles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gentle.

Meaning of gentle

Noun

gentle (plural gentles)

  1. (archaic) A person of high birth.
    • Gentles, methinks you frown.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. A maggot used as bait by anglers.
    • Pooh! the whole thing is as alive and wrigging as an angler's box of gentles1846, Douglas William Jerrold, “The History of St. Giles and St. James”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  3. A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

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Proper noun capitalized: Gentles

Gentles

  1. (plural) plural of Gentle

Phrases with gentles

Questions about gentles

What is gentles the plural of?
Gentles is the plural of gentle.
What part of speech is gentles?
Gentles is a proper noun.

Words near gentles in the dictionary

  1. gentleperson
  2. gentlepersonly
  3. gentlepersons
  4. gentler
  5. gentler sex
  6. gentles
  7. gentleship
  8. gentlesir
  9. gentlesirs
  10. gentlesome
  11. gentlesse

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