gentle

gen·tle

G0088600 (jĕn′tl)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 horse).4. Obsolete To raise to the status of a noble.

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[Middle English gentil, courteous, noble, from Old French, from Latin gentīlis, of the same clan, from gēns, gent-, clan; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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gen′tle·ness n.gen′tly adv.

gentle

(ˈdʒɛntəl) adj1. having a mild or kindly nature or character2. 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; chivalrousvb (tr) 7. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to tame or subdue (a horse)8. to appease or mollify9. obsolete to ennoble or dignifyn10. (Zoology) a maggot, esp when used as bait in fishing11. archaic a person who is of good breeding[C13: from Old French gentil noble, from Latin gentīlis belonging to the same family; see gens] ˈgently adv

gen•tle

(ˈdʒɛn tl)

adj. -tler, -tlest, adj. 1. kindly; amiable: a gentle manner. 2. not severe, rough, or violent; mild: a gentle tap on the arm. 3. moderate: gentle heat. 4. not steep; gradual: a gentle slope. 5. of good birth or family. 6. characteristic of good birth; respectable: a gentle upbringing. 7. easily handled or managed: a gentle animal. 8. soft or low: a gentle sound. 9. refined; courteous. 10. Archaic. noble; chivalrous: a gentle knight. v.t. 11. to tame; render tractable. 12. to mollify; calm. 13. to make gentle. 14. to stroke; soothe by petting. 15. to ennoble; dignify. [1175–1225; < Old French gentil highborn < Latin gentīlis; see gentile] gen′tle•ness, n. gen′tly, adv.

gentle

Past participle: gentled
Gerund: gentling

Imperative
gentle
gentle

Present
I gentle
you gentle
he/she/it gentles
we gentle
you gentle
they gentle

Preterite
I gentled
you gentled
he/she/it gentled
we gentled
you gentled
they gentled

Present Continuous
I am gentling
you are gentling
he/she/it is gentling
we are gentling
you are gentling
they are gentling

Present Perfect
I have gentled
you have gentled
he/she/it has gentled
we have gentled
you have gentled
they have gentled

Past Continuous
I was gentling
you were gentling
he/she/it was gentling
we were gentling
you were gentling
they were gentling

Past Perfect
I had gentled
you had gentled
he/she/it had gentled
we had gentled
you had gentled
they had gentled

Future
I will gentle
you will gentle
he/she/it will gentle
we will gentle
you will gentle
they will gentle

Future Perfect
I will have gentled
you will have gentled
he/she/it will have gentled
we will have gentled
you will have gentled
they will have gentled

Future Continuous
I will be gentling
you will be gentling
he/she/it will be gentling
we will be gentling
you will be gentling
they will be gentling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gentling
you have been gentling
he/she/it has been gentling
we have been gentling
you have been gentling
they have been gentling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gentling
you will have been gentling
he/she/it will have been gentling
we will have been gentling
you will have been gentling
they will have been gentling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gentling
you had been gentling
he/she/it had been gentling
we had been gentling
you had been gentling
they had been gentling

Conditional
I would gentle
you would gentle
he/she/it would gentle
we would gentle
you would gentle
they would gentle

Past Conditional
I would have gentled
you would have gentled
he/she/it would have gentled
we would have gentled
you would have gentled
they would have gentled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	gentle - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecalm, 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 nobilityennoble, entitleelevate, 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 someoneknight, dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
	3.	gentle - stroke soothinglypet - 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"softmild - 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.	gentle - 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"aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, patrician, bluenoble - 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"dociletamed, 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"easy, softlight - 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"easygradual - (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"

gentle

adjective1. kind, loving, kindly, peaceful, soft, quiet, pacific, tender, mild, benign, humane, compassionate, amiable, meek, lenient, placid, merciful, kind-hearted, sweet-tempered, tender-hearted a quiet and gentle man who liked sports and enjoyed life
kind hard, rough, aggressive, fierce, harsh, cruel, savage, unkind, heartless, impolite2. 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, violent4. gradual, easy, slight We first practised our skiing on gentle slopes.
gradual sudden, precipitous5. moderate, mild Cook for 15 minutes over a gentle heat.

gentle

adjective1. Of a kindly, considerate character:mild, soft, softhearted, tender, tenderhearted.2. Free from severity or violence, as in movement:balmy, delicate, faint, mild, smooth, soft.3. Of small intensity:light, moderate, slight, soft.4. Easily managed or handled:docile, meek, mild, tame.5. Not steep or abrupt:easy, gradual, moderate.verb1. To ease the anger or agitation of:appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.2. To train to live with and be of use to people:domesticate, domesticize, master, tame.3. To make (an animal) docile:break, bust, master, tame.

Translations

和善的和缓的徐缓的文雅的柔和的

gentle

(ˈdʒentl) adjective1. (of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way. a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle. 和善的 和善的2. not strong or rough. a gentle breeze. 和緩的 轻柔的，柔和的 3. (of hills) rising gradually. a gentle slope. 坡度平緩的 和缓的，徐缓的 ˈgently adverb 和善地 文雅地ˈgentleness noun 和善 和善

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