gentle

gentle is a 6-letter English word with 21 senses as noun, transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 21 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
2. superlative. 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.
3. superlative. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader.
4. superlative. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
5. superlative. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop .
6. noun. One well born; a gentleman.
7. noun. A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
8. noun. A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
9. transitive verb. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
10. transitive verb. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable.
11. transitive verb. To make kind and docile, as a horse.
12. verb. stroke soothingly
13. verb. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

    "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

    Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate

14. verb. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

    Synonyms: ennoble, entitle

15. adjective. marked by moderate steepness

    "an easy climb"

    "a gentle slope"

    Synonyms: easy

16. adjective. having little impact

    "an easy pat on the shoulder"

    "gentle rain"

    Synonyms: easy, soft

17. adjective. having or showing a kindly or tender nature

    "the gentle touch of her hand"

    "her gentle manner was comforting"

18. adjective. quiet and soothing

    "a gentle voice"

    "a gentle nocturne"

19. adjective. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

    "a gentle reprimand"

    "a vein of gentle irony"

    Synonyms: soft

20. adjective. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

    "an aristocratic family"

    "aristocratic Bostonians"

    Synonyms: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, patrician

21. adjective. easily handled or managed

    "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"

    Synonyms: docile

Synonyms

appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate, ennoble, entitle, easy, soft, aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, patrician, docile

Common word forms

gentled, gentler, gentles, gentlest, gentling, gentleness

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