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Meaning Of Gentle

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



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