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Results for: "gentle"

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Translations:

gentle — tender and amiable
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English definitions WordNet

VERB 3

  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

    • “She managed to mollify the angry customer”
  2. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

  3. stroke soothingly

ADJECTIVE 7

  1. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

    • “a gentle reprimand”
    • “a vein of gentle irony”
    • “poked gentle fun at him”
    Synonymssoft
  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”
Show 4 more meanings
  1. 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”
  2. easily handled or managed

    • “a gentle old horse, docile and obedient”
    Synonymsdocile
  3. having little impact

    • “an easy pat on the shoulder”
    • “gentle rain”
    • “a gentle breeze”
    • “a soft (or light) tapping at the window”
    Synonymseasysoft
  4. marked by moderate steepness

    • “an easy climb”
    • “a gentle slope”
    Synonymseasy