Gentle - Definition

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