Vi fant 16 definisjoner av gentle på engelsk.
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| gentle - stroke soothingly | ||
| pet stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking | ||
| gentle - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" | ||
| pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gruntle | ||
| quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, lull, quieten, calm, still become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" | ||
| gentle - give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | ||
| ennoble, entitle | ||
| kick upstairs, elevate, promote, upgrade, advance, raise change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | ||
| baronetise, baronetize confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" | ||
| lord make a lord of someone | ||
| knight, dub raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted" | ||
Adjective |
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| 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" | ||
| kind tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke" | ||
| gentle - quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" | ||
| soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" | ||
| gentle - soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" | ||
| soft | ||
| mild moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" | ||
| gentle - 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" | ||
| aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician | ||
| noble having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" | ||
| gentle - marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" | ||
| easy | ||
| gradual proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices" | ||
| gentle - easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" | ||
| docile | ||
| tamed, tame brought from wildness; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed" | ||
| gentle - having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" | ||
| easy, soft | ||
| light characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" | ||
