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English to English adjective
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Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
| 2 |
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe | | Example: a gentle reprimand
a vein of gentle irony
poked gentle fun at him
source: wordnet30
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having or showing a kindly or tender nature | | Example: the gentle touch of her hand
her gentle manner was comforting
a gentle sensitive nature
gentle blue eyes
source: wordnet30
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quiet and soothing | | Example: a gentle voice
a gentle nocturne
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belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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easily handled or managed | | Example: a gentle old horse, docile and obedient
source: wordnet30
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having little impact | | Example: an easy pat on the shoulder
gentle rain
a gentle breeze
a soft (or light) tapping at the window
source: wordnet30
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marked by moderate steepness | | Example: an easy climb
a gentle slope
source: wordnet30 noun
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One well born; a gentleman. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 10 |
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | | Example: She managed to mollify the angry customer
source: wordnet30
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give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | | source: wordnet30
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stroke soothingly | | source: wordnet30
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To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. | | source: webster1913
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