gentillesse
French, noun/ʒɑ̃.ti.jɛs/
gentillesse is spelled G-E-N-T-I-L-L-E-S-S-E (11 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written French, the 9,803rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gentillesse is a French feminine noun meaning “kindness; niceness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Agrément accompagné de délicatesse”.
What does gentillesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekindness; niceness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Agrément accompagné de délicatesse. 2. Tour de souplesse agréable. 3. Saillies agréables, spirituelles. 4. Trait de mauvaise conduite, de malice, etc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gentillesse
- gentillesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gentillesse?
- /ʒɑ̃.ti.jɛs/
- \ʒɑ̃.ti.jɛs\
- [ʒɑ̃.ti.jɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gentillesse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gentillesse in French?
gentillesse appears 6.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).