Gentle Synonyms & Definitions

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• GentleDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
2. (superl.) Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop .
3. (n.) A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
4. (superl.) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
5. (superl.) 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.
6. (v. t.) To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable.
7. (v. t.) To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
8. (superl.) Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
9. (v. t.) To make kind and docile, as a horse.
10. (superl.) A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader.
11. (n.) One well born; a gentleman.

• GentlemanlyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite.

• GentlemanlinessDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.