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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
gentle
adj 1: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle
reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun
at him" [syn: gentle, soft]
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"
4: 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" [syn: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue,
blue-blooded, gentle, patrician]
5: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and
obedient" [syn: docile, gentle]
6: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle
rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the
window" [syn: easy, gentle, soft]
7: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle
slope" [syn: easy, gentle]
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify,
lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify,
placate, gentle, gruntle]
2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
nobility [syn: ennoble, gentle, entitle]
3: stroke soothingly
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Gentle \Gen"tle\, a. [Compar. Gentler; superl. Gentlest.]
[OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L.
gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe,
clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr.
the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle,
properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble
birth. See Gender, and cf. Genteel, Gentil, Gentile,
Gentoo, Jaunty.]
1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though
not noble.
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British society is divided into nobility, gentry,
and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle,
or simple. --Johnson's
Cyc.
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The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought
to bestow their time. --Milton.
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2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern;
mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature,
temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address;
a gentle voice.
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3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation;
as, gentle reader. "Gentle sirs." "Gentle Jew." "Gentle
servant." --Shak.
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4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile;
tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
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5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or
disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a
gentle gallop . "Gentle music." --Sir J. Davies.
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O sleep! it is a gentle thing. --Coleridge.
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The gentle craft, the art or trade of shoemaking.
Syn: Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific;
bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile.
Usage: Gentle, Tame, Mild, Meek. Gentle describes the
natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by
training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature,
not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been
schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The
lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the
Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Gentle \Gen"tle\, n.
1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.]
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Gentles, methinks you frown. --Shak.
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2. A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
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3. (Zool.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Gentle \Gent"le\, v. t.
1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet.]
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To gentle life's descent,
We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. --Young.
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3. To make kind and docile, as a horse. [Colloq.] Gentlefolk
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Thesaurus Results for Gentle:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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