gentle
1. cause to be more favorably inclined;
gain the good will of (Freq. 1)
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
• Syn:
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease,
mollify, placate, gruntle
• Derivationally related forms:
placative (for: placate), placatory (for: placate), placation (for: placate), mollification (for: mollify), appeasable (for: appease), conciliative (for: conciliate), conciliation (for: conciliate), conciliator (for: conciliate), pacification (for: pacify), peace (for: pacify), pacifier (for: pacify)
• Hypernyms:
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize,
tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. give a title to someone;
make someone a member of the nobility
• Syn:
ennoble, entitle
• Derivationally related forms:
ennoblement (for: ennoble)
• Hypernyms:
promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
• Hyponyms:
baronetize, baronetise, lord, knight, dub
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. stroke soothingly
• Hypernyms:
pet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
1. soft and mild;
not harsh or stern or severe (Freq. 6)
- a gentle reprimand
- a vein of gentle irony
- poked gentle fun at him
• Syn:
soft
• Similar to:
mild
• Derivationally related forms:
gentleness
2. having or showing a kindly or tender nature (Freq. 4)
- the gentle touch of her hand
- her gentle manner was comforting
- a gentle sensitive nature
- gentle blue eyes
• Similar to:
kind
• Derivationally related forms:
gentleness
3. quiet and soothing (Freq. 2)
- a gentle voice
- a gentle nocturne
• Similar to:
soft
• Derivationally related forms:
gentleness
4. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (Freq. 1)
- an aristocratic family
- aristocratic Bostonians
- aristocratic government
- a blue family
- blue blood
- the blue-blooded aristocracy
- of gentle blood
- patrician landholders of the American South
- aristocratic bearing
- aristocratic features
- patrician tastes
• Syn:
aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician
• Similar to:
noble
• Derivationally related forms:
patrician (for: patrician), gentility, aristocrat (for: aristocratical), aristocracy (for: aristocratic)
5. having little impact
- an easy pat on the shoulder
- gentle rain
- a gentle breeze
- a soft (or light) tapping at the window
• Syn:
easy, soft
• Similar to:
light
• Derivationally related forms:
gentleness
6. easily handled or managed
- a gentle old horse, docile and obedient
• Syn:
docile
• Similar to:
tame, tamed
• Derivationally related forms:
docility (for: docile)
7. marked by moderate steepness
- an easy climb
- a gentle slope
• Syn:
easy
• Similar to:
gradual
• Derivationally related forms:
gentleness, easiness (for: easy)
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