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gentle
Overview of verb gentle
The verb gentle has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle -- (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer")
2. ennoble, gentle, entitle -- (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
3. gentle -- (stroke soothingly)
Overview of adj gentle
The adj gentle has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (6) gentle, soft -- (soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him")
2. (4) gentle -- (having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes")
3. (2) gentle -- (quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne")
4. (1) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician -- (belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "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")
5. docile, gentle -- (easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient")
6. easy, gentle, soft -- (having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window")
7. easy, gentle -- (marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope")
Grep of noun gentle
falcon-gentle
gentle breeze
gentle wind
gentlefolk
gentleman
gentleman's-cane
gentleman's gentleman
gentleman-at-arms
gentleman jim
gentleman johnny
gentlemen's agreement
gentleness
gentlewoman
Antonyms of verb gentle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gentle
3 senses of gentle
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sense 2
ennoble, gentle, entitle
=> promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
=> delegate, designate, depute, assign
=> appoint, charge
Sense 3
gentle
=> pet
=> caress
=> touch
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb gentle
1 of 3 senses of gentle
Sense 2
ennoble, gentle, entitle
=> baronetize, baronetise
=> lord
=> knight, dub
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gentle
3 senses of gentle
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
Sense 2
ennoble, gentle, entitle
=> promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
Sense 3
gentle
=> pet
'Cause To' of verb gentle
Derived Forms of verb gentle
Domain of verb gentle
Domain Terms of verb gentle
Familiarity of verb gentle
gentle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb gentle
3 senses of gentle
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
ennoble, gentle, entitle
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
gentle
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb gentle
3 senses of gentle
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> lull
=> compose
=> pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> reassure, assure
Sense 2
ennoble, gentle, entitle
> promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
=> tenure
=> bring up
=> spot promote
=> ennoble, gentle, entitle
=> prefer, favor, favour
=> brevet
Sense 3
gentle
> pet
=> canoodle
=> gentle
=> neck, make out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb gentle
Sense 1
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
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Sense 2
ennoble, gentle, entitle
=> promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
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Sense 3
gentle
=> pet
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Grep of verb gentle
gentle
Antonyms of adj gentle
7 senses of gentle
Sense 1
gentle, soft
INDIRECT (VIA mild) -> intense
Sense 2
gentle
INDIRECT (VIA kind) -> unkind
Sense 3
gentle
INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> loud
Sense 4
aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician
INDIRECT (VIA noble) -> lowborn
Sense 5
docile, gentle
INDIRECT (VIA tame) -> wild, untamed
Sense 6
easy, gentle, soft
INDIRECT (VIA light) -> heavy
Sense 7
easy, gentle
INDIRECT (VIA gradual) -> steep
Similarity of adj gentle
7 senses of gentle
Sense 1
gentle, soft
=> mild (vs. intense)
Sense 2
gentle
=> kind (vs. unkind)
Sense 3
gentle
=> soft (vs. loud)
Sense 4
aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician
=> noble (vs. lowborn)
Sense 5
docile, gentle
=> tame (vs. wild), tamed
Sense 6
easy, gentle, soft
=> light (vs. heavy)
Sense 7
easy, gentle
=> gradual (vs. steep)
Pertainyms of adj gentle
Attributes of adj gentle
Domain of adj gentle
Domain Terms of adj gentle
Familiarity of adj gentle
gentle used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =7)
Grep of adj gentle
gentle
gentlemanlike
gentlemanly
ungentle
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