Word Meaning

Meaning of gentle

- Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
- Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.
- A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader.
- Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
- Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop .
- One well born; a gentleman.
- A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
- A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
- To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
- To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable.
- To make kind and docile, as a horse.

Crossword clue for gentle

- Amiable
- Kind man stands by the French
- Mild
- Mild or kindly
- Mild regent led without seeing red
- Placid