What does gentle mean?
Definitions for gentle
ˈdʒɛn tlgen·tle
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word gentle.
Princeton's WordNet
gentle, softadjective
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
"a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
gentleadjective
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"
gentleadjective
quiet and soothing
"a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patricianadjective
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"
docile, gentleadjective
easily handled or managed
"a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
easy, gentle, softadjective
having little impact
"an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
easy, gentleverb
marked by moderate steepness
"an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntleverb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
ennoble, gentle, entitleverb
give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
gentleverb
stroke soothingly
Wiktionary
gentlenoun
A person of high birth.
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentlenoun
A maggot used as bait by anglers
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleverb
to become gentle
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleverb
to ennoble
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleverb
to break; to tame; to domesticate
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleverb
To soothe; to calm.
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleadjective
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition
Stuart is a gentle man, he would never hurt you.
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleadjective
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe
I felt something touch my shoulder, it was gentle and a little slimy.
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleadjective
Docile and easily managed
We had a gentle swim in the lake.
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleadjective
Gradual rather than steep or sudden
The walks in this area have a gentle incline.
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
gentleadjective
Polite and respectful rather than rude
He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.
Etymology: From gentil, from gentil, from gentilis, from gens
Webster Dictionary
Gentle
well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble
Gentle
quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice
Gentle
a compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader
Gentle
not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse
Gentle
soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop
Gentlenoun
one well born; a gentleman
Gentlenoun
a trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil
Gentlenoun
a dipterous larva used as fish bait
Gentleverb
to make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble
Gentleverb
to make smooth, cozy, or agreeable
Gentleverb
to make kind and docile, as a horse
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gentle
jen′tl, adj. well-born: mild and refined in manners: mild in disposition: amiable: soothing: moderate: gradual.—v.t. (Shak.) to make gentle.—n. (obs.) a person of good family: (Shak.) a trained falcon: the larva of the flesh-fly, used as a bait in angling.—n. Gentilesse′, the quality of being gentle, courtesy.—v.t. Gen′tilise, to raise to the class of gentleman.—n. Gentil′ity, good birth or extraction: good breeding: politeness of manners: genteel people: marks of gentility.—n.pl. Gen′tlefolk, people of good family.—adj. Gen′tle-heart′ed, having a gentle or kind disposition.—n. Gen′tlehood, position or character attaching to gentle birth.—n. Gen′tleness.—adv. Gent′ly.—n. Gen′trice, gentle birth, courtesy.—Gentle reader, courteous reader, an old-fashioned phrase common in the prefaces of books.—The gentle craft, a phrase used to specify shoe-making, also angling; The gentle (or gentler) sex, women in general as opposed to the stern or sterner sex. [Fr.,—L. gentilis. See Genteel.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
gentle
A maggot or grub used as a bait by anglers.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gentle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3334
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gentle' in Adjectives Frequency: #462
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gentle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gentle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of gentle in a Sentence
To those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.
An iron-willed, courteous person likes to be loved by the gentle heart of living beings and not loves to be liked as soft or stilled,non-living thing.
Dylan Thomas, Collected poems (1952):
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Translations for gentle
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- لطيفArabic
- jemnýCzech
- blidDanish
- gemächlich, einfühlsam, sanftmütig, freundlich, sachte, liebenswürdigGerman
- ευγενήςGreek
- mildaEsperanto
- amable, gradual, tierno, suave, medido, tranquiloSpanish
- leuto, hellävarainen, herttainen, vähittäinenFinnish
- douxFrench
- mínIrish
- kedvesHungarian
- lemah lembutIndonesian
- gentileItalian
- עָדִיןHebrew
- 穏やかJapanese
- gentleLatin
- māhū, kāwatawataMāori
- zachtDutch
- skånsomNorwegian
- łagodny, delikatnyPolish
- □ GentilPortuguese
- blândRomanian
- mildSwedish
- şefkatli, hoşgörülü, yumuşak başlı, anlayışlı, yavaş yavaş, nazik, tedricîTurkish
- dịu dàngVietnamese
- מילדYiddish
- 溫和Chinese
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