gentle
Cross references:
1. soft
1. gen.tle \jent-*l\ \'jent-le-\ aj [ME gentil, fr. OF, fr. L gentilis of a
clan, of the same clan, fr.] gent-, gens clan, nation; akin to L gignere to
beget - more at KIN 1a: belonging to a family of high social station
archaic 1b: CHIVALROUS 1c: HONORABLE, DISTINGUISHED; specif : of or
relating to a gentleman 1d: KIND, AMIABLE {~ reader} 1e: suited to a
person of high social station 2a: TRACTABLE, DOCILE 2b: not harsh, stern,
or violent : MILD 3: SOFT, DELICATE 4: MODERATE - gent.ly av
2. gentle n : a person of gentle birth or status
3. gentle \'jent-lin, -*l-in\ vt or gen.tling 1: to raise from the
commonalty : ENNOBLE 2a: to make mild, docile, soft, or moderate 2b:
MOLLIFY, PLACATE 2c: to stroke soothingly : PET