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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | gentle, soft | Soft and mild |
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| 2 | gentle | Having or showing a kindly or tender nature | |
| 3 | gentle | Quiet and soothing | |
| 4 | gentle, aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician | Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | |
| 5 | gentle, docile | Easily handled or managed | |
| 6 | gentle, easy, soft | Having little impact | |
| 7 | gentle, easy | Marked by moderate steepness | |
| VERB | 1 | gentle, pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gruntle | Cause to be more favorably inclined |
| 2 | gentle, ennoble, entitle | Give a title to someone | |
| 3 | gentle | Stroke soothingly |
| Sounds | jheh'nahl; jheh'ntahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Meaning | Soft and mild. Not harsh or stern or severe. |
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| Examples | "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" |
| Synonyms | soft |
| Similar to | mild |
| Nouns | gentleness |
| Meaning | Having or showing a kindly or tender nature. |
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| Examples | "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes" |
| Similar to | kind |
| Nouns | gentleness |
| Meaning | Quiet and soothing. |
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| Examples | "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" |
| Similar to | soft |
| Nouns | gentleness |
| Adverbs | gently |
| Meaning | Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy. |
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| Examples | "of gentle blood" |
| Synonyms | aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician |
| Similar to | noble |
| Nouns | gentility |
| Meaning | Easily handled or managed. |
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| Examples | "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" |
| Synonyms | docile |
| Similar to | tame, tamed |
| Meaning | Having little impact. |
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| Examples | "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze" |
| Synonyms | easy, soft |
| Similar to | light |
| Nouns | gentleness |
| Adverbs | gently |
| Meaning | Marked by moderate steepness. |
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| Examples | "a gentle slope" |
| Synonyms | easy |
| Similar to | gradual |
| Nouns | gentleness |
| Adverbs | gently |
| Meaning | Cause to be more favorably inclined. Gain the good will of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gruntle |
| Broader | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still |
| Meaning | Give a title to someone. Make someone a member of the nobility. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | ennoble, entitle |
| Broader | promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate |
| Narrower | baronetize, baronetise; lord; knight, dub |
| Meaning | Stroke soothingly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Broader | pet |
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