gentiment
French, adverb/ʒɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/
gentiment is spelled G-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written French, the 9,289th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gentiment is a French adverb meaning “friendly, kindly (in a friendly or kind manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une manière gentille, avec gentillesse”.
What does gentiment mean in English?
adverb
- 1
friendly, kindly (in a friendly or kind manner)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une manière gentille, avec gentillesse. 2. Sans précipitation ; tranquillement.
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 gentiment
- gentillement alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gentiment?
- /ʒɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/
- \ʒɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gentiment
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gentiment in French?
gentiment appears 6.5 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).