Open English Wordnet
Verbs
Adjectives
(s)gentle, softsoft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe“a gentle reprimand”,
“a vein of gentle irony”,
“poked gentle fun at him” (s)gentlehaving 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” (s)gentlequiet and soothing“a gentle voice”,
“a gentle nocturne” (s)aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patricianbelonging 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” (s)docile, gentleeasily handled or managed“a gentle old horse, docile and obedient” (s)easy, gentle, softhaving little impact“an easy pat on the shoulder”,
“gentle rain”,
“a gentle breeze”,
“a soft (or light) tapping at the window” (s)easy, gentlemarked by moderate steepness“an easy climb”,
“a gentle slope”