[
US
/ˈdʒɛnəɫ, ˈdʒɛntəɫ/
]
[ UK /dʒˈɛntəl/ ]
[ UK /dʒˈɛntəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
aristocratic features
aristocratic Bostonians
the blue-blooded aristocracy
patrician landholders of the American South
blue blood
patrician tastes
an aristocratic family
a blue family
aristocratic bearing
of gentle blood
aristocratic government -
easily handled or managed
a gentle old horse, docile and obedient -
quiet and soothing
a gentle nocturne
a gentle voice -
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
poked gentle fun at him
a vein of gentle irony
a gentle reprimand -
having little impact
a gentle breeze
an easy pat on the shoulder
gentle rain
a soft (or light) tapping at the window -
having or showing a kindly or tender nature
a gentle sensitive nature
the gentle touch of her hand
gentle blue eyes
her gentle manner was comforting -
marked by moderate steepness
a gentle slope
an easy climb
VERB
- stroke soothingly
- give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
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cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
She managed to mollify the angry customer
How To Use gentle In A Sentence
- But they have an undeniable gentleness and elephantine beauty about them, with their hanging folds of skin and ponderous outlook on life.
- Now, gentlemen, standing up here before you, I feel a good deal like Pat, and maybe after Ive spieled along for a while, I may feel so darn small that Ill be able to crawl into a Pullman hammock with no trouble at all, at all! Chapter 14
- Put all the fruit in a saucepan on a gentle heat and add a couple of tablespoons of caster sugar and a slug of something pleasantly alcoholic such as brandy, whisky or even sherry.
- The rocking motion of the treadle and the gentle clacking of the machine often lulled the restless child.
- Then I saw how the ladies came alive at his gentlemanly attentions, how flattered they were by them.
- As the male voice completed its speech, she slowly shifted herself around to face a gentleman of medium height who had a smiling, benign countenance on his careworn features.
- I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
- The one are fellows called devilish good -- the other, fellows called devilish gentleman like. Godolphin, Complete
- It was the policy of the good old gentlemen to make his chileren feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home---feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow.
- Horton looked out over a panorama of fertile valleys and gentle hills.
