Someone gentle is courteous and kind.
Gentile is an adjective that refers to someone who demonstrates courtesy and kindness . The term comes from the Latin gentilis .
For example: “I already met the new neighbor: he is a very gentle and respectful man,” “If you want to seduce a woman, you have to be gentle,” “I'm tired of being gentle and of people taking advantage of my good will.” ” , “The world would be a better place if there were more gentle men” .
Qualities of a gentle person
Gentleness is associated with elegance and civility . If a person helps carry another person's luggage, it can be said that he or she is a gentile. On the other hand, if a child has a bag full of candy and does not invite guests, no one can classify him as nice.
However, describing someone as gentle or one of its antonyms, such as being inattentive or rude, is not as simple as analyzing their attitudes in isolation, looking in a "table" to what type of person they respond to. This is a very personal appreciation and highly dependent on the social and historical context . For example, if a teenager does not give way to a woman when entering a building, this does not necessarily mean that he has not received an education based on respect; Not all men agree with these rules of courtesy, since they collaborate with sexism and assume that the female gender is weaker, more fragile and deserves greater consideration than the male.
In other words, that teenager may be considered rude to an older person, while the latter's thoughts may well seem archaic and unfounded to the former. Young people are often despised by the elderly, with phrases that allude to the superiority of the past over the present. Many can assure that it is a defense mechanism against the passage of time or a series of attitudes that hide their fear of continuing to age and reaching inevitable death. But leaving aside the reasons why such judgments are made, it is important to note that the main objective is to invalidate the other being along with their tastes and customs .
This reveals a contradiction that occurs when an older person evaluates a young person's attitude, since on the one hand it is pointed out that his entire existence is invalid, but on the other hand a particular point is attacked, as if it were the imperfection of the other depended. Again, kindness can take on different meanings depending on cultural and generational issues, and even within each closed portion of a society, such as a group of friends. On the other hand, it is common to think that kindness opens the doors to lack of consideration and abuse of trust, which is why many people choose to ignore the needs of others to avoid disappointment.
He who is gentle lends collaboration to his neighbor.
Less common meanings
Another use of the adjective is linked to who is generous or determined : “A gentle young man tried to win over my girl, but she rejected him,” “I received the help of a gentle boy who helped me get through it.”
The term is also used in the field of religion . Within the Jewish community, a gentile is the individual or community group that professes a different religion. In this case, gentile is a translation of the word goy (whose plural is goyim ).
Gentile, on the other hand, is synonymous with pagan . Pagans are those who believe in different gods (polytheists) or in idols (idolaters), like the ancient Greeks or Romans. Gentiles or pagans, in this sense, do not believe in a single God (like Christians, Muslims or Jews).
In Peru , finally, the inhabitants who lived before the Incas are known as gentiles.