GENTLE SEX

Meaning of GENTLE SEX in English

women in general.

Also, gentler sex .

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GENTLE SEX — noun Date: 1583 the female sex ; women in general
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GENTLE SEX — noun : the female sex : women in general — used with the a member of the gentle sex
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENTLE SEX — female sex, women
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GENTLE SEX — Date: 1583 : the female sex : women in general
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENTLE SEX — Function: noun Date: 1583 : the female sex : women in general
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GENTLE SEX — [gentle sex] n (1583): the female sex: women in general
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол, женщины
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол, женщины
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол
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GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол
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GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол, женщины
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол, женщины
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол
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GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол
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GENTLE SEX — прекрасный пол, женщины
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — I. ˈseks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus; probably akin to Latin secare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENTLE — I. ˈjent ə l adjective ( gentler -t( ə )lə(r) ; gentlest -t( ə )l-) Etymology: Middle English gentil, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENTLE — (superl.) Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle …
Английский словарь Webster
GENTLE — (superl.) Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, …
Английский словарь Webster
GENTLE — ( superl. ) Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTLE — ( superl. ) Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEX — /seks/ , n. 1. either the male or female division of a species, esp. as differentiated with reference to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTLE — — gentleness , n. — gently , adv. /jen"tl/ , adj., gentler, gentlest , v. , gentled, gentling . adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEX — v. identify the sex of, determine sex of something; excite, arouse the sexual desires; turn on, arouse in a sexual …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEX — I. ˈseks noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus Date: 14th century 1. : either of the two major forms …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENTLE — I. ˈjen-t ə l adjective ( gen·tler ˈjent-lər, -t ə l-ər ; gen·tlest ˈjent-ləst, -t ə l-əst) Etymology: Middle English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEX — noun one of the groups founded on this distinction. 2. sex ·noun one of the two divisions of organic beings …
Webster English vocab
GENTLE — noun one well born; a gentleman. 2. gentle ·noun a dipterous larva used as fish bait. 3. gentle ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SEX — [sex] n [ME, fr. L sexus] (14c) 1: either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GENTLE — [gen.tle] adj gen.tler ; gen.tlest [ME gentil, fr. OF, fr. L gentilis of a gens, of one's family, fr. gent-, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEX — the sum of features by which members of species can be divided into two groupsmale and femalethat complement each other …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEX — sex BrE AmE seks ▷ sexed sekst (= sext) ▷ sexes ˈseks ɪz -əz ▷ sexing ˈseks ɪŋ ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEX — / seks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the state of being male …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENTLE — / ˈdʒentl; NAmE / adjective ( gent·ler / ˈdʒentlə(r); NAmE / gent·lest / ˈdʒentlɪst; NAmE /) 1. calm and kind; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — I. sex 1 S1 W2 AC /seks/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sex , ↑ sexism …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GENTLE — gen ‧ tle S3 W3 /ˈdʒentl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ gentleness ; adverb : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GENTLE — adj., v., & n. --adj. (gentler, gentlest) 1 not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament. 2 moderate; not severe …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEX — n., adj., & v. n. 1 either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GENTLE — adj., v., & n. adj. (gentler, gentlest) 1 not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament. 2 moderate; not severe …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEX — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. either of the main divisions (male and female) into which living things are placed …
Oxford English vocab
GENTLE — adj., v., & n. --adj. (gentler, gentlest) 1. not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament. 2 moderate; not severe …
Oxford English vocab
SEX — ( sexes, sexing, sexed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENTLE — ( gentler, gentlest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sex crime (= in which someone is sexually attacked ) a sex scandal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GENTLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gentle curve (= one that turns gradually in another direction ) ▪ the river's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GENTLE — [adjective] -r, -st - calm, kind or soft; not violent or severeHe has a gentle smile and a soft voice.Be …
Cambridge English vocab
GENTLE — n. Function: adjective 1 free from all harshness, roughness, or intensity FF1C; a gentle summer breeze FF1E; Synonyms: balmy, bland, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SEX — noun 1 male or female ADJECTIVE ▪ female , male ▪ opposite ▪ At that age they can start becoming …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SEX — INDEX: relating to being male or female 1. male or female 2. places for people of both sexes 3. for …
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — See ↑ SEX 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ casual sex • ↑ have sex
Longman Activator English vocab
SEX — n. 25B6; noun they talked about sex : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, (sexual) relations; mating, copulation; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GENTLE — n. 25B6; adjective his manner was gentle : KIND, tender, sympathetic, considerate, understanding, compassionate, benevolent, good-natured; humane, lenient, merciful, clement; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEX — /seks/ [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SEX — n. 1 gender It is difficult to determine the sex of some of the lower animals 2 sexual intercourse or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GENTLE — adj. 1 kind, kindly, mild, tender, benign, moderate, easy, quiet, calm, still, temperate, unruffled, untroubled, undisturbed, tranquil, restful, peaceful, pacific, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SEX — [Sun Users' Group & elsewhere] n. 1. Software EXchange. A technique invented by the blue-green algae hundreds of millions of …
Jargon File English vocabulary
GENTLE — adjective DUBIOUS : My father was a very gentle man, always helping people. GOOD : My father was a very …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SEX — сущ. 1) биол. пол the fair, weaker sex ≈ прекрасный пол, женщины the female sex ≈ женский пол the male …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENTLE — 1. прил. 1) а) знатный, родовитый, благородный, благородных кровей Syn : noble б) породистый (в настоящее время только о соколах) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEX — sex.ogg 1. seks n 1> пол male female sex - мужской женский пол without distinction of age or sex - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GENTLE — gentle.ogg _I 1. dʒentl a 1. 1> мягкий, добрый; кроткий; нежный, ласковый gentle nature - мягкий /кроткий/ характер gentle heart …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GENTLE — gentle прил.1) а) знатный, родовитый, благородный, благородных кровей Syn:noble б) породистый (в настоящее время только о соколах) в) архаич. колдовской, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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