GENTLE
verb
Definitions
- 1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. [Obs.] Shak.
- 2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet.] To gentle life's descent, We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. Young.
- 3. To make kind and docile, as a horse. [Colloq.]
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
GENTLE
(adjective)
1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families ar...
GENTLE
(noun)
1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.] Gentles, methinks you frown. Shak.
2. A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
3. A dipterous larva used as fish b...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
