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   Gen·tle

   /ˈjen(t)əl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character: "he was a gentle, sensitive man" Similar kindkindlytenderbenignhumanelenientmercifulforgivingforbearingsympatheticconsiderateunderstandingclementcompassionatebenevolentkindheartedtenderheartedgood-naturedsweet-temperedlovingmildsoftquietshydemuremodesthumbleretiringunassumingstilltranquilpeacefulpeaceablepacificplacidserenereposefulreverentmeekdocilelamblikedove-likeOpposite unkindbrutal
   • 2. moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe: "a gentle breeze" Similar lightsoftzephyr-likemoderatepleasantOpposite strong
   • ▪ (of a slope) gradual: "a gentle embankment" Similar gradualslighteasyimperceptibleOpposite steep
   • 3. (of a person) noble or having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous and chivalrous. archaic Similar aristocraticnobletitledupper-classblue-bloodedhigh-bornwell bornpatricianeliteborn with a silver spoon in one's mouthsilver-spooninformal:poshupper-crustupmarkettop-drawerOpposite low

   verb

   • 1. make or become gentle; calm or pacify: "Cobb's tone gentled a little"
   • ▪ make (an animal) docile by gentle handling: "a bird that has been gentled enough to sit on the hand"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French gentil ‘high-born, noble’, from Latin gentilis ‘of the same clan’ (see gentile). The original sense was ‘nobly born’, hence ‘courteous, chivalrous’, later ‘mild, moderate in action or disposition’ (mid 16th century).

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   • 8.e. Of water, waves, etc.: flowing smoothly; not rough or turbulent. Unto this goulfe, the course of the water was gentyl enough and moderate. Deepe woes rowle forward like a gentle flood. It is watered by Tigris..somewhat broader than the Thames, but not so navigable nor gentle.

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   • Someone who is gentle is kind, mild, and calm. My son was a quiet and gentle man who liked sports and enjoyed life. She smiled gently at him. ...the gentleness with which she treated her pregnant mother. Gentle actions or movements are performed in a calm and controlled manner, with little force. ...a gentle game of tennis.

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   characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable: a gentle upbringing. easily handled or managed; tractable: a gentle animal. soft or low: a gentle sound.

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   B1. kind and careful not to hurt or upset anyone or anything: My mother was such a gentle, loving person. Fewer examples. Be gentle with her, she's only a baby. I remember him as a gentle and nice man. He was kind and gentle. She was a gentle and loving mother.

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   gentle adjective, noun, & adverb. Meaning & use. 1. Of a person: well-born, belonging to a family of high… 2. † Of an animal: of excellent breed or stock; of a superior… 3. Of a person: having a character or manner appropriate to… 4. † An epithet given to a person of distinction. Obsolete. 5. Of fruit, a tree, etc.: cultivated, domesticated (as… 6.

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