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