GENTLE





Definition:

  1. [verb] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
    Synonyms: pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gruntle

  2. [verb] give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
    Synonyms: ennoble, entitle

  3. [verb] stroke soothingly

  4. [adjective] soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"

  5. [adjective] having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"

  6. [adjective] quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"

  7. [adjective] belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
    Synonyms: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician

  8. [adjective] easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
    Synonyms: docile

  9. [adjective] having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
    Synonyms: easy, soft

  10. [adjective] marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
    Synonyms: easy

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