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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.

[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.]

gentle·ness n.
gently adv.

gentle [ˈdʒɛntəl]
adj
1. having a mild or kindly nature or character
2. soft or temperate; mild; moderate a gentle scolding
3. gradual a gentle slope
4. easily controlled; tame a gentle horse
5. Archaic of good breeding; noble gentle blood
6. Archaic gallant; chivalrous
vb (tr)
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to tame or subdue (a horse)
2. to appease or mollify
3. Obsolete to ennoble or dignify
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a maggot, esp when used as bait in fishing
2. Archaic a person who is of good breeding
[from Old French gentil noble, from Latin gentīlis belonging to the same family; see gens]
gently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.gentle - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
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
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"
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.gentlegentle - 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"
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"
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"
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"
gradual - (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"

gentle
adjective
2. slow, easy, slight, deliberate, moderate, gradual, imperceptible His movements were gentle and deliberate.
3. moderate, low, light, easy, soft, calm, slight, mild, soothing, clement, temperate, balmy The wind had dropped to a gentle breeze.
moderate strong, powerful, violent
4. gradual, easy, slight We first practised our skiing on gentle slopes.
gradual sudden, precipitous
5. moderate, mild Cook for 15 minutes over a gentle heat.
Translations
gentle [ˈdʒentl] ADJ (gentler (compar) (gentlest (superl)))
1. (= kind, good-natured) [person] → de carácter dulce; [manner, voice] → dulce, delicado; [eyes, smile] → dulce, tierno; [hint, reminder, rebuke] → discreto; [animal] → manso, dócil
to be gentle with sb/sth (= careful) → tener cuidado con algn/algo
be gentle with him, he's had a terrible shockten consideración con él, ha sufrido un golpe muy duro
to poke gentle fun at sbburlarse sin malicia de algn, burlarse cariñosamente de algn
the policy of gentle persuasion had failedla política de la sutil persuasión había fracasado
try a little gentle persuasion, he might say yesintenta persuadirlo un poco, puede que diga que sí
he needs a gentle pushnecesita un pequeño empuje
the gentle or gentler sex (o.f.) → el bello sexo
as gentle as a lambmás bueno que el pan, más manso que un cordero
2. (= mild) [shampoo, soap, detergent] → suave
it is gentle on the skinno irrita la piel
3. (= light) [touch, pressure, push, breeze] → suave, ligero
there was a gentle tap at the doorse oyeron unos golpecitos a la puerta
4. (= moderate) [exercise] → moderado
cook for 30 minutes over a gentle heatcocinar durante 30 minutos a fuego lento
we jogged along at a gentle pacehicimos footing a un ritmo suave
it was too hot even for a gentle strollhacía demasiado calor incluso para pasear lentamente
5. (= not steep) [slope] → suave, poco pronunciado; [curve] → no muy cerrado
gentle rolling hillscolinas suaves y onduladas
6. (o.f.) (= noble)
of gentle birthde noble cuna
gentle readerestimado or querido lector

gentle [ˈdʒɛntəl] adj
[person, character] → doux*(douce)
[breeze, movement] → léger/ère
(= not steep) [slope] → doux*(douce); [hill] → petit(e)
[heat] → doux*(douce)
over a gentle heat → à feu doux
[soap] → doux*(douce)
[hint, reminder] to give a gentle hint about sth → faire une allusion discrète à qch

gentle
adj (+er)
person, dispositionsanft(mütig); animalzahm; voice, eyes, manner, smilesanft; treatmentschonend; to be gentle with somebody (physically) → sanft or behutsam mit jdm umgehen; (mentally) → sanft or einfühlsam mit jdm umgehen; to be gentle with somethingvorsichtig or behutsam mit etw umgehen; as gentle as a lambsanft wie ein Lamm; she needs gentle treatmentsie muss behutsam behandelt werden; the gentle or gentler sex (dated)das zarte Geschlecht
(= light, soft) touch, caresssanft, zart; handsanft, behutsam; movement, pressure, breeze, wind, rainsanft, leicht; (= low) heatmäßig; (= not severe) hill, slope, curve, landscapesanft; coloursanft, zart; soundleise; pace, stroll, exercisegemächlich; cook over a gentle heatbei geringer Hitze kochen; we made gentle progresswir machten langsame, aber stetige Fortschritte
(= mild) detergent, lotion, creammild; this detergent is gentle on the skindieses Putzmittel schont die Haut
(= subtle, discreet)mild; rebukesanft, mild; persuasionfreundlich, sanft; a gentle hinteine zarte Andeutung; a gentle reminderein zarter Wink, ein sanfter Hinweis; to poke gentle fun at somebody, to have a gentle dig at somebodyjdn freundlich necken
(= wellborn) of gentle birth (dated form)von edler or hoher Geburt

gentle [ˈdʒɛntl] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (person, slope, voice) → dolce; (touch) → delicato/a; (hint, reminder) → velato/a; (rebuke) → discreto/a; (heat, exercise) → moderato/a; (breeze, sound) → leggero/a
to be gentle with sb → trattare qn con delicatezza
gentle [ˈdʒɛntl] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (person, slope, voice) → dolce; (touch) → delicato/a; (hint, reminder) → velato/a; (rebuke) → discreto/a; (heat, exercise) → moderato/a; (breeze, sound) → leggero/a
to be gentle with sb → trattare qn con delicatezza

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 온화한, 친절한 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
2 not strong or rough a gentle breeze. briesie ناعِم، مُعْتَدِل мек mírný svag; blid mild απαλός suave; ligero mahe ملایم leppeä doux עדין सौम्य blag gyenge lembut vægur, mildur delicato, lieve 穏やかな 평온한 švelnus liegs lembut zacht lett, svak delikatny suave dulce лёгкий mierny mil blag mild, måttlig ค่อย ๆ; นุ่มนวล hafif 和緩的 легкий, слабкий معتدل ôn hoà
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 坡度平緩的 пологий تدریجیا بڑھنے والا thoai thoải
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
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

gentle نبيل المحتد mírný blid sanft καλόκαρδος suave hellä gentil nježan delicato 優しい 온화한 zachtaardig mild łagodny gentil добрый varsam อย่างอ่อนโยน kibar dịu dàng 文雅的


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