English → Latin
“gently” in Latin
lentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, plianttranquillusquiet, calm, still, tranquil; placid, composed, untroubled, undisturbedquiēsthe rest of sleep, repose; quiet, calm, lull, peace, cessation from labor; dreamsēdōto allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease; to end, stop or stayplacidusPlacid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil; Ripe, mellow; Not wild, fruitful, suitable for cultivationpatienterpatientlymodicusmoderate; temperate, restrained; reasonablelēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm; gradualpaulātimgradually, little by little, bit by bitpedetemptimgradually, cautiously, step-by-step
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gently
lente: tranquille: quiete: sedate: sedato animo: placide (e.g., ire, progredi, forem aperire): sedate placideque: placide et sedate (e.g., loqui, ferre dolorem): patienter :aequo animo: modice (with due equanimity): leniter: placide leniterque (gently, slowly, slowly and gently; e.g., procedere): paullatim: pedetentim (gradually). Gently! moderatius, oro (curre, rem age! etc.; Vid: Ov., Met., 1, 510). To open the door gently, suspensa manu blande flectere cardinem (Quint., Decl., 1, 13; Vid: also, placide above). SYN. in GENTLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gently?
- The usual Latin words for “gently” are lentus, tranquillus, quiēs; also sēdō, placidus, patienter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.