Synonym: amiable, cordial, cultured, friendly, genial, genteel, good-natured, humane, kindly, mild, moderate, noble, polished, refined, soft, sympathetic, tender, well-bred. Antonym: hard, harsh, severe, strict. Similar words: gentleman, gentleness, gently, relentless, talentless, diligently, mantle, pointless. Meaning: ['dʒentl] v. 1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of 2. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility 3. stroke soothingly. adj. 1. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe 2. having or showing a kindly or tender nature 3. quiet and soothing 4. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy 5. easily handled or managed 6. having little impact 7. marked by moderate steepness.
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61. A gentle breeze was blowing.
62. Melt the butter over a gentle heat .
63. Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.
64. We ran down the hill along the gentle slope.
65. She gave him a gentle push.
66. Hannah gave me a gentle nudge .
67. He is a man of gentle mould.
68. He was a gentle,rather bovine man.
69. He had a gentle, rather bovine expression.
70. Michael's voice was gentle and consoling.
71. He was gifted, on occasion, with a gentle raillery[sentencedict.com], which almost always concealed a serious meaning.
72. She gave the lid a few gentle taps to loosen it.
73. The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.
74. Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle, lovable creatures.
75. You don't expect to hear such bad language from the gentle sex.
76. He began to talk in his most gentle and avuncular manner.
77. After a little gentle persuasion (sentencedict.com), she agreed to go back to her family.
78. Although a vicious hunter, the lioness was as gentle as a dove when playing with her cubs.
79. The blustery winds of spring had dropped to a gentle breeze.
80. He rocked the cradle with a gentle backwards and forwards motion.
81. A little gentle prodding may be necessary at this stage.
82. The long cruel winter came to an end at last, yielding to a gentle warm spring.
83. The silence was broken only by the whisper of the leaves in the gentle breeze.
84. Margaret took me to one side, holding my arm in a gentle caress.
85. Love is often gentle, desire always a rage. Mignon McLaughlin
86. A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread. George Herbert
87. Flirting is the gentle art of making a man feel pleased with himself. Helen Rowland
88. It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. Joseph Addison
89. Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. Ralph Waldo Emerson
90. A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. George Eliot
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