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Definition: GENTLE-HEARTED |
GENTLE-HEARTEDAdjective1. Having a kind or gentle disposition. |
Date "GENTLE-HEARTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references) |
| "GENTLE-HEARTED" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "GENTLE-HEARTED" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 3, Verse 34 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | KurioV uperhfanoiV antitassetai tapeinoiV de didwsin carin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Inlusores ipse deludet et mansuetis dabit gratiam |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | He shal desceyue the desceyueres; and to the debonere he shal yyue grace. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 3, Verse 34 |
| Bulgarian | Наистина Той се присмива на присмивачите. А на смирените дава благодат. |
| Cebuano | Sa pagkatinuod siya nagayubit sa mga mayubiton; Apan siya nagahatag ug gracia sa mga mapainubsanon. |
| Chinese | 他 譏 誚 那 好 譏 誚 的 人 、 賜 恩 給 謙 卑 的 人 。 |
| Croatian | S podsmjevaèima on se podsmijeva, a poniznima dariva milost. |
| Danish | Over for Spottere bruger han Spot, men ydmyge giver han Nåde. |
| Dutch | Zekerlijk, de spotters zal Hij bespotten, maar den zachtmoedigen zal Hij genade geven. |
| Finnish | Pilkkaajille hänkin on pilkallinen, mutta nöyrille hän antaa armon. |
| French | Il se moque des moqueurs, Mais il fait grâce aux humbles; |
| German | Er wird der Spötter spotten; aber den Elenden wird er Gnade geben. |
| Haitian Creole | Moun k'ap pase moun nan betiz, Bondye ap pase yo nan betiz tou. Men, moun ki fè byen, l'ap moutre yo jan li renmen yo. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | TUHAN membenci orang yang tinggi hati, tetapi memberkati orang yang rendah hati. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun orang pengolok-olok itu, niscaya Tuhan akan mengolok-olokkan dia kelak; tetapi akan orang yang lembut hatinya ditunjuk-Nya rahmat. |
| Italian | Dei beffardi egli si fa beffe e agli umili concede la grazia. |
| Korean | 진 실 로 그 " 거 만 한 자 를 비 웃 으 시 며 겸 손 한 자 에 게 은 혜 를 푸 시 나 니 |
| Maori | He pono ka whakahi ia ki te hunga whakahi, ka puta ia tona atawhai ki te hunga whakaiti. |
| Modern Greek | 'εβαιως αυτος αντιταττεται εις τους υπερηφανους· εις δε τους ταπεινους διδει χαριν. |
| Norwegian | Spotterne spotter han, men de ydmyke gir han nåde. |
| Portuguese | Ele escarnece dos escarnecedores, mas dá graça aos humildes. |
| Rumanian | Cknd are a face cu cei batjocoritori, Kwi bate joc de ei, dar celor smeriyi le dq har. |
| Russian | еУМЙ ОБ" ЛПЭХООЙЛБНЙ пО ПУНЕЧБЕФУС, ФП УНЙТЕООЩН "БЕФ 'МБЗП"БФШ. |
| Spanish | Ciertamente él se burlará de los que se burlan, pero a los humildes concederá gracia. |
| Swedish | Har han att skaffa med bespottare, så bespottar också han; men de ödmjuka giver han nåd. >Ps. 37,13. 59,9. Ords. 1,26. Jes. 66,2. >1 Petr. 5,5. Jak. 4,10. |
| Thai | แน่นอนพระองค์ทรงเยาะเย้ยคนที่มักเยาะเย้ย แต่พระองค์ทรงประทานพระคุ"แก่คนที่ใจถ่อม |
| Ukrainian | з насмішників 'ін насміха"ться, а покірливим милість да". |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "GENTLE-HEARTED" (pronounced 'Gen"tle-heart`ed'): Above-cited, Aforecited, Alike-minded, Antimoniureted, armor-plated, Arrowheaded, Arseniureted, Backhanded, baldheaded, Bank-sided, Barefooted, Barehanded, Beetle-headed, black-hearted, Blockheaded, Bluff-headed, Bristle-pointed, Broken-hearted, Broken-winded, Buckler-headed, Buffle-headed, Bullheaded, Carnal-minded, Cataphracted, Chicken-breasted, Chicken-hearted, Chuckleheaded, Clear-headed, Clear-sighted, Cleft-footed, Clodpated, Close-banded, Closefisted, Closehanded, Clubfisted, Clubfooted, Cold-blooded, Cold-hearted, Cool-headed, Cowhearted, Cross-banded, Dead-hearted, Deep-waisted, Dim-sighted, Discalceated, Dog-headed, Dog-hearted, Double-breasted, Doublethreaded, Dough-kneaded, Downhearted, Dread-bolted, Dry-fisted, Dull-sighted, Dunder-headed, Eagle-sighted, Earthen-hearted, Earthly-minded, Evenhanded, Evenminded, Evil-minded, Eye-minded, Fainthearted, Fair-minded, False-hearted, Farsighted, Fast-handed, Fat-wited, Feather-headed, Fin-footed, flat-footed, Flat-headed, Flint-hearted, Forecited, forehanded, Forequoted, foresighted, Fourfooted, fourhanded, Free-handed, Free-hearted, Free-minded, full-blooded, Full-hearted, Giddy-headed, Great-hearted, Gross-headed, half-blooded, Half-hearted, Half-sighted, Hard-fisted, Hard-handed, Hard-headed, Hard-hearted, Hare-hearted, Heart-wounded, Heavenlyminded, Hell-haunted, Hen-hearted, high-handed, High-hearted, High-sighted, Hollow-hearted, Horny-handed, hot-blooded, Hot-headed, Hydra-tainted, Hydrosulphureted, Hypercarbureted, Icy-pearled, Idle-headed, Idle-pated, Ill-minded, Intellected, Iron-fisted, Iron-hearted, Iron-sided, Janus-headed, Journey-bated, Kind-hearted, Kneejointed, lap-jointed, Lapsided, Lap-welded, Large-handed, Large-hearted, Leaf-footed, left-handed, light-handed, light-headed, Light-hearted, light-minded, like-minded, Lily-handed, Lion-hearted, Lobe-footed, Lobsided, loggerheaded, Long-sighted, Long-waisted, lopsided, Low-minded, Low-thoughted, Mad-headed, Many-minded, many-sided, Motley-minded, Mouth-footed, Muddy-headed, Mushroom-headed, Nail-headed, Narrow-minded, Nearsighted, Noble-minded, Nott-headed, Oar-footed, Open-handed, Open-headed, Open-hearted, Parapeted, Party-coated, Percarbureted, Phosphureted, Pigeon-breasted, Pigeon-hearted, Pig-headed, Plain-hearted, Powder-posted, Public-hearted, Public-minded, Pudding-headed, Quick-scented, Quick-sighted, Rattle-headed, Rattle-pated, Righthanded, Right-hearted, right-minded, Rough-footed, roundheaded, Rug-headed, second-sighted, Seleniureted, Shallow-hearted, Shallow-pated, Shallow-waisted, sharp-sighted, Sheep-headed, shock-headed, short-dated, Short-jointed, shortsighted, Short-waisted, short-winded, Short-wited, Siliciureted, Simple-hearted, simple-minded, single-breasted, Slab-sided, Sober-minded, Soft-headed, Soft-hearted, Spiritual-minded, Stiff-hearted, Stone-hearted, Strait-handed, strong-minded, Subcarbureted, Sulphureted, Supercarbureted, Supersulphureted, Sure-footed, Sweet-breasted, sweet-scented, Tellureted, Tender-hearted, Tender-hefted, Thick-headed, Thick-winded, Thorn-headed, Thorough-lighted, Three-handed, Three-parted, Three-pointed, three-sided, Tickle-footed, Tiger-footed, Travel-tainted, Triparted, Triple-headed, Trothplighted, True-hearted, Turtle-footed, two-handed, Two-parted, two-sided, underhanded, Undermasted, Wagon-headed, Wall-sided, Warm-blooded, Warm-hearted, Weak-hearted, Weak-minded, Web-footed, Well-plighted, Wing-footed, Wing-handed, Wise-hearted, Worldly-minded, Wrongheaded. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-e-e-g-h-l-n-r-t-t" | |
-3 letters: degenerate, letterhead, threatened. | |
-4 letters: delegatee, detergent, entreated, gantleted, generated, genteeler, greatened, greenhead, heartened, leathered, regelated, relegated. | |
-5 letters: adherent, antlered, attendee, attender, delegate, edentate, eglatere, enlarged, ethereal, gathered, generate, gettered, greenlet, haltered, lateener, lathered, leathern, lettered, nattered, neatherd, rattened, regelate, regental, rehandle, rehanged, reheated, reheeled, relegate, relented, renegade, talented, targeted, teenaged, teenager, teetered, telneted, tentered, tethered, threated, threaten. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-e-e-g-h-l-n-r-t-t" | |
+5 letters: lightheartednesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 45 4E 54 4C 45 2D 48 45 41 52 54 45 44 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01000101 01001110 01010100 01001100 01000101 00101101 01001000 01000101 01000001 01010010 01010100 01000101 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G E N T L E - H E A R T E D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0045 004E 0054 004C 0045 002D 0048 0045 0041 0052 0054 0045 0044 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4139485446391542393552543938 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage Frequency 3. Bible Trace 4. Rhymes | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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