kindly; amiable

a gentle manner.

not severe, rough, or violent; mild

a gentle wind; a gentle tap on the shoulder.

moderate

gentle heat.

gradual

a gentle slope.

of good birth or family; wellborn.

characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable

a gentle upbringing.

easily handled or managed; tractable

a gentle animal.

soft or low

a gentle sound.

polite; refined

Consider, gentle reader, my terrible predicament at this juncture.

entitled to a coat of arms; armigerous.

Archaic . noble; chivalrous

a gentle knight.

to tame; render tractable.

to mollify; calm; pacify.

to make gentle.

to stroke; soothe by petting.

to ennoble; dignify.

adjective

crude , rough , troubled , unkind , violent , wild , harsh , loud , odorous , putrid , sharp , strong , low , brusque , drastic , indocile , intractable , refractory , rigorous , severe , vicious

adjective

affable , agreeable , amiable , benign , biddable , bland , compassionate , considerate , cool * , cultivated , disciplined , docile , domesticated , dove-like , easy , genial , humane , kindly , laid back , lenient , manageable , meek , mellow , merciful , moderate , pacific , peaceful , placid , pleasant , pleasing , pliable , quiet , soft , softhearted , sweet-tempered , sympathetic , tame , taught , temperate , tender , tractable , trained , warmheartednotes:genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your god or denotes a christian as contrasted with a jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature , balmy , calm , clement , delicate , faint , feeble , gradual , halcyon , hushed , imperceptible , light , low , low-pitched , low-toned , mild , muted , sensitive , serene , slight , slow , smooth , soothing , subdued , tranquil , untroublednotes:genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your god or denotes a christian as contrasted with a jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature , aristocratic , blue-blooded * , brahmin , courteous , cultured , elegant , genteel , highborn , highbred , noble , polished , polite , refined , upper-class , well-born , well-brednotes:genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your god or denotes a christian as contrasted with a jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature , tenderhearted , chivalric , chivalrous , conciliatory , courtly , deferential , fair , harmless , high-born , honorable , kind , pat , peaceable , sweet , tamed , unobtrusive

verb

appease , assuage , calm , conciliate , dulcify , mollify , placate , propitiate , soften , soothe , sweeten , domesticize , master , tame , break , bust