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gentle
verb
1 gentle
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.
synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.
Roget 826:
be composed
etc.
adj..
laisser faire [Fr.],
laisser aller [Fr.];
take things easily,
take things as they come;
take it easy,
rub on,
live and let live;
take easily,
take cooly†,
take in good part;
aequam servare mentem [Lat.].
bear the brunt,
bear well;
go through,
support,
endure,
brave,
disregard.
tolerate,
suffer,
stand,
bide;
abide,
aby†;
bear with,
put up with,
take up with,
abide with;
acquiesce;
submit
etc.
(yield)
725;
submit with a good grace;
resign oneself to,
reconcile oneself to;
brook,
digest,
eat,
swallow,
pocket,
stomach.
make light of,
make the best of,
make 'a virtue of necessity'"
[Chaucer];
put a good face on,
keep one's countenance;
check
etc.
751;
check oneself.
compose,
appease
etc.
(moderate);
174;
propitiate;
repress
etc.
(restrain)
751;
render insensible
etc.
823;
overcome one's excitability,
allay one's excitability,
repress one's excitability
etc.
825;
master one's feelings.
make oneself easy;
make one's mind easy;
set one's mind at ease,
set one's mind at rest.
calm down,
cool down;
gentle;
thaw,
grow cool.
be borne,
be endured;
go down.
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Dutch: kalmeren, verzoenen, tevreden stellen, matigen, bedaren, vertederen, sussen
2 gentle
Give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility.
synonyms: ennoble, entitle.
3 gentle
adjective
1 gentle
Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe:
— A gentle reprimand.
— A vein of gentle irony.
— Poked gentle fun at him.
synonym: soft.
Roget 740:
lenient;
mild,
mild as milk;
gentle,
soft;
tolerant,
indulgent,
easy-going;
clement
etc.
(compassionate)
914;
forbearing;
long-suffering.
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Roget 894:
courteous,
polite,
civil,
mannerly,
urbane;
well-behaved,
well-mannered,
well-bred,
well-brought up;
good-mannered,
polished,
civilized,
cultivated;
refined
etc.
(taste)
850;
gentlemanlike
etc.
(fashion)
852†;
gallant;
on one's good behavior.
fine spoken,
fair spoken,
soft-spoken;
honey-mouthed,
honey-tongued;
oily,
bland;
obliging,
conciliatory,
complaisant,
complacent;
obsequious
etc.
886.
ingratiating,
winning;
gentle,
mild;
good-humored,
cordial,
gracious,
affable,
familiar;
neighborly.
diplomatic,
tactful,
politic;
artful
etc.
702.
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Roget 405:
inaudible;
scarcely audible,
just audible;
low,
dull;
stifled,
muffled;
hoarse,
husky;
gentle,
soft,
faint;
floating;
purling,
flowing
etc.
v.;
whispered
etc.
v.;
liquid;
soothing;
dulcet
etc.
(melodious)
413;
susurrant†,
susurrous†.
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Roget 174:
moderate;
lenient
etc.
740;
gentle,
mild,
mellow;
cool,
sober,
temperate,
reasonable,
measured;
tempered
etc.
v.;
calm,
unruffled,
quiet,
tranquil,
still;
slow,
smooth,
untroubled;
tame;
peaceful,
peaceable;
pacific,
halcyon.
unexciting,
unirritating†;
soft,
bland,
oily,
demulcent,
lenitive,
anodyne;
hypnotic
etc.
683;
sedative;
antiorgastic†,
anaphrodisiac†.
mild as mother's milk;
milk and water.
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Polish: delikatny
2 gentle
Having or showing a kindly or tender nature.
3 gentle
4 gentle
5 gentle
Easily handled or managed:
— A gentle old horse, docile and obedient.
synonym: docile.
6 gentle
Having little impact:
— Gentle rain.
— A gentle breeze.
synonyms: easy, soft.
Roget 275:
slow,
slack;
tardy;
dilatory
etc.
(inactive)
683;
gentle,
easy;
leisurely;
deliberate,
gradual;
insensible,
imperceptible;
glacial,
languid,
sluggish,
slow paced,
tardigrade†,
snail-like;
creeping
etc.
v.;
reptatorial†.
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7 gentle
Marked by moderate steepness:
— A gentle slope.
synonym: easy.
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