gentle

  1. Adjective.  Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
  2. Adjective.  Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
  3. Adjective.  Docile and easily managed.
  4. Adjective.  Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
  5. Adjective.  Polite and respectful rather than rude.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) to become gentle (rfex) .
  7. Verb.  (transitive) to ennoble (rfex) .
  8. Verb.  (transitive, animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate (rfex) .
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To soothe; to calm. (rfex) .
  10. Noun.  (archaic) A person of high birth. (rfex) .
  11. Noun.  (archaic) A maggot used as bait by anglers (rfex) .

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