Definitions for gentle

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gentle gen·tle

Spelling: [jen-tl]

IPA: /ˈdʒɛn tl/

Gentle is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in gentle (eeglnt).

Definitions for gentle

adjective

1. kindly; amiable:
2. not severe, rough, or violent; mild:
3. moderate:
4. gradual:
5. of good birth or family; wellborn.
6. characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable:
7. easily handled or managed; tractable:
8. soft or low:
9. polite; refined:
10. entitled to a coat of arms; armigerous.
11. Archaic. noble; chivalrous:

verb (used with object)

1. to tame; render tractable.
2. to mollify; calm; pacify.
3. to make gentle.
4. to stroke; soothe by petting.
5. to ennoble; dignify.

Origin of gentle

1175-1225; Middle English gentle, gentil(e) Old French gentil highborn, noble Latin gentīlis belonging to the same family, equivalent to gent- (stem of gēns) gens + -

Examples for gentle

Uncle Jasper, who had a quiet voice and gentle manners, now stood rigid.

The only justice sought by those folks involved a conviction against Wilson for killing the “gentle giant” teen.

A gentle strain of music, scarcely audible, seemed to make reply.

Attempted fratricide is not a common happening in gentle families.

The gentle, erudite soul within a body the public considered an oddity is the contrast at the heart of “The Elephant Man.”

They act silly, and for a moment we see how gentle and innocent they are.

In The Theory of Everything, the “master of the universe” is depicted as a gentle man and loving—albeit conflicted—husband.

In all, the comment seemed to be a bit of gentle ribbing with the leader of the free world.

She was like the falling of this starlight, pure, aloof, and strange and gentle.

On a rock, amid the roaring water, Lies Cassiopea's gentle daughter.