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English adjective: gentle | |||
| 1. | gentle soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe | ||
| Samples | A gentle reprimand. A vein of gentle irony. Poked gentle fun at him. | ||
| Synonyms | soft | ||
| Similar | mild | ||
| Antonyms | intense | ||
| 2. | gentle having or showing a kindly or tender nature | ||
| Samples | The gentle touch of her hand. Her gentle manner was comforting. A gentle sensitive nature. Gentle blue eyes. | ||
| Similar | kind | ||
| Antonyms | unkind | ||
| 3. | gentle quiet and soothing | ||
| Samples | A gentle voice. A gentle nocturne. | ||
| Similar | soft | ||
| Antonyms | loud | ||
| 4. | gentle belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician | ||
| Similar | noble | ||
| Antonyms | lowborn | ||
| 5. | gentle easily handled or managed | ||
| Samples | A gentle old horse, docile and obedient. | ||
| Synonyms | docile | ||
| Similar | tame, tamed | ||
| Antonyms | untamed, wild | ||
| 6. | gentle having little impact | ||
| Samples | An easy pat on the shoulder. Gentle rain. A gentle breeze. A soft (or light) tapping at the window. | ||
| Synonyms | easy, soft | ||
| Similar | light | ||
| Antonyms | heavy | ||
| 7. | gentle marked by moderate steepness | ||
| Samples | An easy climb. A gentle slope. | ||
| Synonyms | easy | ||
| Similar | gradual | ||
| Antonyms | steep | ||
English verb: gentle | |||
| 1. | gentle (emotion) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | ||
| Samples | She managed to mollify the angry customer. | ||
| Synonyms | appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | ||
| 2. | gentle (social) give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | ||
| Synonyms | ennoble, entitle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baronetise, baronetize, dub, knight, lord | ||
| 3. | gentle (contact) stroke soothingly | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pet | ||
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