gentileza

Portuguese

Etymology

From gentil +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽ.t͡ʃiˈle.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒẽ.t͡ʃiˈle.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒẽ.tiˈle.zɐ/

Hyphenation: gen‧ti‧le‧za

Noun

gentileza f (plural gentilezas)

kindness (being kind)
Synonym: amabilidade

Spanish

Alternative forms

gentiliza (nonstandard)

Etymology

From gentil +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /xentiˈleθa/ [xẽn̪.t̪iˈle.θa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /xentiˈlesa/ [xẽn̪.t̪iˈle.sa]
(Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
Syllabification: gen‧ti‧le‧za

Noun

gentileza f (plural gentilezas)

kindness
Synonym: amabilidad
courtesy
Synonym: cortesía

Further reading

“gentileza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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