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      gentle
      noun
      (fishing) A maggot used as bait by anglers.
      A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
      A surname.
      (archaic) A person of high birth.
      verb
      (intransitive) To become gentle.
      (transitive) To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
      (transitive, animal husbandry) To break; to tame; to domesticate.
      (transitive, obsolete) To ennoble.
      adjective
      Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
      Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
      Docile and easily managed.
      Polite and respectful rather than rude.
      Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
      (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
      Roots
      gensgen- · Latin · family, noble birth
      Synonyms for gentle
      softadjdocileadjmildadjtenderheartedadjmeekadjsoftheartedadjamiableadjgraciousadjmellowadjaffableadjwarmheartedadjeasyadjcompassionateadjmollifyvsoothingadjmercifuladjeasygoingadjtranquiladjgenialadj
      Words related to gentle
      favoniangentlestadjgentleradjbenignantadjgentlenessnmellowlyadvgentlyadvkindheartedadjungentleadjnonabrasiveadjmansuetudeepicriticadjaffectionateadjtenderheartednessnkindheartedlyadvmildnessnemolliencensoothinglyadvkindestadjcuddlesomeadjconsiderateadj

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