said of a person: kind and mild; not harsh or violent
soft or delicate
a gentle knock on the door
said of a breeze: moderate
said of a slope: gradual
archaic honourable, distinguished; specif of or belonging to a gentleman
gentleness noun
gently adv
[Middle English gentil via Old French gentil from Latin gentilis of a clan, of the same clan, from gent-, gens clan, nation]