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Meaning of gentle
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gentle
adj 1: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle
reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun
at him" [syn: {gentle}, {soft}]
2: 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"
3: quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
4: 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" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical}, {blue},
{blue-blooded}, {gentle}, {patrician}]
5: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and
obedient" [syn: {docile}, {gentle}]
6: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle
rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the
window" [syn: {easy}, {gentle}, {soft}]
7: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle
slope" [syn: {easy}, {gentle}]
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify},
{lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify},
{placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
nobility [syn: {ennoble}, {gentle}, {entitle}]
3: stroke soothingly
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