gentle

Adjective
  1. Soft and mild;
    Not harsh or stern or severe (synset 301512745)
    "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him"
    similar to: mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
    same as: soft
  2. Having or showing a kindly or tender nature (synset 301376241)
    "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"
    similar to: kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
  3. Quiet and soothing (synset 301458191)
    "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
    similar to: soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume
  4. Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy (synset 301594891)
    "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"
    similar to: noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times
    same as: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician
  5. Easily handled or managed (synset 302397341)
    "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
    similar to: tame, tamed - brought from wildness into a domesticated state
    same as: docile
  6. Having little impact (synset 301195578)
    "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
    similar to: light - of little intensity or power or force
    same as: easy, soft
  7. Marked by moderate steepness (synset 301148056)
    "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
    similar to: gradual - (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
    same as: easy
Verb
  1. Cause to be more favorably inclined;
    Gain the good will of (synset 201769244)
    "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
    is a type of: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize - make calm or still
    same as: appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate
  2. Give a title to someone;
    Make someone a member of the nobility (synset 202403605)
    is a type of: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
    subtypes:
    same as: ennoble, entitle
  3. Stroke soothingly (synset 201428723)
    is a type of: pet - stroke or caress gently

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