gentillet

French

Etymology

From gentil +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɑ̃.ti.jɛ/

Adjective

gentillet (feminine gentillette, masculine plural gentillets, feminine plural gentillettes)

  1. (often somewhat derogatory) pretty nice; nice little; nice and all
    • 1973 May 14, Jean-Louis Bory, “Romance d'un jeune homme pauvre”, in Le Nouvel Observateur‎[1], →ISSN, page 79:
      Toutes préoccupations gentillettes et même attendrissantes pourvu qu'on ne leur accorde que l'importance qu'elles méritent — aucune.
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