GENTLE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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gentle

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adjective

gentler, gentlest.

kindly; amiable:
a gentle manner.
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not severe, rough, or violent; mild:
a gentle wind;
a gentle tap on the shoulder.
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moderate:
gentle heat.
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gradual:
a gentle slope.
of good birth or family; wellborn.
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characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable:
a gentle upbringing.
easily handled or managed; tractable:
a gentle animal.
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soft or low:
a gentle sound.
polite; refined:
Consider, gentle reader, my terrible predicament at this juncture.
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entitled to a coat of arms; armigerous.
Archaic. noble; chivalrous:
a gentle knight.

verb (used with object)

gentled, gentling.

to tame; render tractable.
to mollify; calm; pacify.
to make gentle.
to stroke; soothe by petting.
to ennoble; dignify.

gentle

/ 藞诲萧蓻苍迟蓹濒 /

adjective

having a mild or kindly nature or character
soft or temperate; mild; moderate
a gentle scolding
gradual
a gentle slope
easily controlled; tame
a gentle horse
archaic.
of good breeding; noble
gentle blood
archaic.
gallant; chivalrous

verb

to tame or subdue (a horse)
to appease or mollify
obsolete.
to ennoble or dignify

noun

a maggot, esp when used as bait in fishing
archaic.
a person who is of good breeding

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Derived Forms

藞驳别苍迟濒测, adverb

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

驳别苍路迟濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
驳别苍路迟濒测 adverb
辞路惫别谤路驳别苍路迟濒别 adjective
耻苍路驳别苍路迟濒别 adjective
un路驳别苍路迟濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gentle¹

First recorded in 1175鈥�1225; Middle English gentle, gentil(e), from Old French gentil 鈥渉ighborn, noble,鈥� from Latin 驳别苍迟墨濒颈蝉 鈥渂elonging to the same family,鈥� equivalent to gent- (stem of 驳脓苍蝉 ) gens + -墨濒颈蝉 -le

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gentle¹

C13: from Old French gentil noble, from Latin 驳别苍迟墨濒颈蝉 belonging to the same family; see gens

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Synonym Study

Gentle, meek, mild refer to an absence of bad temper or belligerence. Gentle has reference especially to disposition and behavior, and often suggests a deliberate or voluntary kindness or forbearance in dealing with others: a gentle pat; gentle with children. Meek implies a submissive spirit, and may even indicate undue submission in the face of insult or injustice: meek and even servile or weak. Mild suggests absence of harshness or severity, rather because of natural character or temperament than conscious choice: a mild rebuke; a mild manner.

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With his voice faltering, Mr Patterson added: "I think she loves his gentle nature."

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鈥淚t鈥檚 All Over Now, Baby Blue鈥� felt like a gentle croon as compared to the frantic desperation of the original, but still felt decisive.

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Speaking of May, she said: "It wasn't until later that I really began to realise how important she was because to me she was very nice, very gentle aunt."

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The rally felt like a 1960s-style sit-in with attendees singing along to a gentle rendition of Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land.

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Some can be gentle and tender, attuned to the rhythms of the everyday.

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