gentle
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.
- 2.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
- 3.
Docile and easily managed.
We had a gentle swim in the lake.
a gentle horse
- 4.
Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
The walks in this area have a gentle incline.
- 5.
Polite and respectful rather than rude.
He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.
- 6.
(archaic)Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
1893-1897, Charles Kendall Adams (editor), Johnson's Universal Encyclopedia British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To become gentle.
- 2.
(obsolete, transitive)To ennoble.
- 3.
(transitive)(transitive, animal husbandry) To break; to tame; to domesticate.
- 4.
(transitive)To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(archaic)A person of high birth.
- 2.
(fishing) A maggot used as bait by anglers.
- 3.
A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
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ine-pro From Middle English gentil (courteous, noble), from Old French gentil (high-born, noble), from Latin gentilis (of the same family or clan), from gens ([Roman] clan). gentile genteel jaunty.