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gen·tle  (jntl)

adj. gen·tler, gen·tlest

1. Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.

2. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft: a gentle scolding; a gentle tapping at the window.

3. Easily managed or handled; docile: a gentle horse.

4. Not steep or sudden; gradual: a gentle incline.

5.

a. Of good family; wellborn: a child of gentle birth.

b. Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite: a gentle greeting to a stranger.

6. Archaic Noble; chivalrous: a gentle knight.

n. Archaic

One of good birth or relatively high station.

tr.v. gen·tled, gen·tling, gen·tles

1. To make less severe or intense: The peaceful sunset gentled her dreadful mood.

2. To soothe, as by stroking; pacify.

3. To tame or break (a domestic animal, for instance): gentle a horse.

4. To raise to the status of a noble.

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[Middle English gentil, courteous, noble, from Old French, from Latin gentlis, of the same clan, from gns, gent-, clan; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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gentle·ness n.

gently adv.

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gentle

Adjective

1. kind and calm in character

2. temperate or moderate: gentle autumn rain

3. soft; not sharp or harsh: gentle curves [Latin gentilis belonging to the same family]

gentleness n
gently adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	gentle - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	2.	gentle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility ennoble, entitle elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" baronetise, baronetize - confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" lord - make a lord of someone knight, dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
	3.	gentle - stroke soothingly pet - stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
Adj.	1.	gentle - soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" soft mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"
	2.	gentle - 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" kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
	3.	gentle - quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
	4.	gentle - 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" aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, patrician, blue noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	5.	gentle - easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" docile tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
	6.	gentle - having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" easy, soft light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"
	7.	gentle - marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" easy gradual - (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"

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gentle

adjective 1. kind, loving, kindly, peaceful, soft, quiet, pacific, tender, mild, benign, humane, compassionate, amiable, meek, lenient, placid, merciful, kind-hearted, sweet-tempered, tender-hearted << OPPOSITE unkind

adjective 2. slow, easy, slight, deliberate, moderate, gradual, imperceptible

adjective 3. moderate, low, light, easy, soft, calm, slight, mild, soothing, clement, temperate, balmy << OPPOSITE violent

Translations

gentle [ˈdʒɛntl] adj (= sweet) → dulce; [touch etc] → ligero, suave

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gentle [ˈdʒɛntl] adj → doux(douce); [breeze, touch] → léger/ère

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gentle [ˈdʒɛntl] adj → sanft;

(movement, breeze) → leicht;

a gentle hint → ein zarter Hinweis

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gentle [ˈdʒɛntl] adj → delicato/a; [person] → dolce

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gentle

adj gentle [ˈdʒentl]

1 (of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle. sag لَطيف любезен mírný, jemný, vlídný blid; rolig liebenswürdig ευγενικός, πράος amable, dulce leebe با نزاکت و ادب lempeä doux עדין सुशील nježan, obziran szelíd menyenangkan blíður, þægilegur gentile 優しい 다정한 švelnus maigs; lēnprātīgs; laipns lemah lembut zachtaardig mild, blid, forsiktig miły, łagodny meigo amabil мягкий, добрый jemný, vľúdny blag nežan blid, mjuk, vänlig อ่อนโยน nazik, kibar 和善的 м'який, лагідний شائستہ hiền lành 和善的

2 not strong or rough a gentle breeze. briesie ناعِم، مُعْتَدِل мек mírný svag; blid mild απαλός suave; ligero mahe ملایم lempeä doux עדין सौम्य blag gyenge lembut vægur, mildur delicato, lieve 穏やかな 온화한 švelnus liegs lembut zacht lett, svak delikatny suave dulce лёгкий mierny mil blag mild, måttlig ค่อย ๆ; นุ่มนวล hafif 柔和的 легкий, слабкий معتدل ôn hoà 柔和的

3 (of hills) rising gradually a gentle slope. skotige opdraande مُنْحَدَر سَهْل лек mírný blid sanft ήπιος, μαλακός suave; gradual lauge تدریجی loiva doux לא תלול हल्की ढलान blag enyhe landai vægur; aflíðandi lieve ゆるやかな 완만한 nuolaidus, nestatus (par nogāzi) nolaidens landai zacht svak, jevn łagodny suave do­mol отлогий mierny položen blag svag ค่อย ๆ hafif yokuş 和緩的 пологий تدریجیا بڑھنے والا thoai thoải 和缓的

adv gently

saggies بِلَطافَه нежно mírně, laskavě blidt; roligt; svagt mild ευγενικά,απαλά suavemente, dulcemente, amablemente, tiernamente leebelt با ملایمت؛ آهسته lempeästi doucement בעדינות नरमी से blago, nježno nyájasan, szelíden dengan lembut mjúklega lievemente 穏やかに 다정하게 švelniai maigi; liegi dengan lembut zacht mildt, lett, jevnt delikatnie, łagodnie suavemente cu amabilitate мягко; деликатно láskavo blago blago milt, vänligt, mjukt อย่างสุภาพ kibarca 文雅地 ніжно; обережно شائستگی سے nhẹ nhàng 文雅地

n gentleness

sagtheid لَطافَه нежност mírnost, jemnost blidhed, rolighed; svaghed die Milde ευγένεια suavidad, dulzura, amabilidad leebus نجابت؛ ملایمت lempeys douceur עדינות भलमनसाहत nježnost, krotkost előkelő származás; nyájasság kelembutan mildi; mÿkt gentilezza, dolcezza 温和 다정함 švelnumas maigums kelembutan zachtheid mildhet, letthet, jevnhet delikatność, łagodność suavidade amabilitate мягкость; деликатность jemnosť blagost blagost mildhet, vänlighet, mjukhet ความนุ่มนวล kibarlık 和善 лагідність شائستگی tính hiền lành, tính hoà nhã 和善