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gentle

• (s) soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
  • a gentle reprimand
  • a vein of gentle irony
  • poked gentle fun at him
  soft,
• (s) 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
• (s) quiet and soothing
  • a gentle voice
  • a gentle nocturne
• (s) 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, blue,
• (s) easily handled or managed
  • a gentle old horse, docile and obedient
  docile,
• (s) having little impact
  • an easy pat on the shoulder
  • gentle rain
  • a gentle breeze
  • a soft (or light) tapping at the window
  easy, soft,
• (s) marked by moderate steepness
  • an easy climb
  • a gentle slope
  easy,

Verbs

• (v) 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, placate,
• (v) give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility ennoble, entitle,
• (v) stroke soothingly

Synonyms

appease assuage conciliate gruntle lenify mollify pacify placate soft ennoble entitle aristocratic aristocratical blue-blooded patrician blue docile easy

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