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gentle meaning in Sinhala

මෙල්ල mella

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛn.tl̩//ˈd͡ʒɛn.tl̩/

gentle in Sinhala: මෙල්ල (mella). In English, gentle means tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

Sinhala words for gentle

gentle, obedient, submissive
මෙල්ල mella

English meaning of gentle

  1. adjective Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
  2. adjective Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
  3. adjective Docile and easily managed.
  4. adjective Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

Full definition of gentle

gentle in a sentence

  • Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.
  • I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
  • We had a gentle swim in the lake.

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Questions about gentle in Sinhala

What is the meaning of gentle in Sinhala?
Gentle in Sinhala is මෙල්ල (mella).
gentle යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Gentle: මෙල්ල (mella).
What does gentle mean in English?
Gentle means tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “gentle”: මෙල්ල. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: gentle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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