vverb.emotioncause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will ofSynset:appease assuage conciliate gruntle lenify mollify pacify placate
Examples:- She managed to mollify the angry customer
Derivationally Related Form:mollificationplacatoryplacationpeaceplacativeconciliationappeasableconciliatorpacifierconciliativepacification
Hypernyms:calm calm down lull quiet quieten still tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize
Inherited Hypernyms:pacifycalmcomfort
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: mollify, placate, pacify, assuage, appease, conciliate)
vverb.socialgive a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobilitySynset:ennoble entitle
Derivationally Related Form:ennoblement
Hypernyms:advance elevate kick upstairs promote raise upgrade
Inherited Hypernyms:ennoblepromotedelegateappoint
Direct Hyponyms:baronetisebaronetizedubknightlord
Full Troponyms:baronetizeknightlord
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.contactstroke soothinglyHypernyms:pet
Inherited Hypernyms:gentlepetcaressstroketouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allsoft and mild; not harsh or stern or severeSynset:soft
Examples:- a gentle reprimand
- a vein of gentle irony
- poked gentle fun at him
Antonyms:intense
Derivationally Related Form:gentleness
Inherited Hypernyms:gentle
Similar to:mild
adj satadj.allhaving or showing a kindly or tender natureExamples:- the gentle touch of her hand
- her gentle manner was comforting
- a gentle sensitive nature
- gentle blue eyes
Antonyms:unkind
Derivationally Related Form:gentleness
Inherited Hypernyms:gentle
Similar to:kind
adj satadj.allquiet and soothingExamples:- a gentle voice
- a gentle nocturne
Antonyms:loud
Derivationally Related Form:gentleness
Inherited Hypernyms:gentle
Similar to:soft
adj satadj.allbelonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracySynset:aristocratic aristocratical blue blue-blooded patrician
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:lowborn
Derivationally Related Form:patriciangentilityaristocracyaristocrat
Inherited Hypernyms:aristocratic
Similar to:noble
adj satadj.alleasily handled or managedSynset:docile
Examples:- a gentle old horse, docile and obedient
Antonyms:wild
Derivationally Related Form:docility
Inherited Hypernyms:docile
Similar to:tame tamed
adj satadj.allhaving little impactSynset:easy soft
Examples:- an easy pat on the shoulder
- gentle rain
- a gentle breeze
- a soft (or light) tapping at the window
Antonyms:heavy
Derivationally Related Form:gentleness
Inherited Hypernyms:easy
Similar to:light
adj satadj.allmarked by moderate steepnessSynset:easy
Examples:- an easy climb
- a gentle slope
Antonyms:steep
Derivationally Related Form:gentlenesseasiness
Inherited Hypernyms:easy
Similar to:gradual