adjective, -tler, -tlest, verb, -tled, -tling.| 1. | kindly; amiable: a gentle manner. |
| 2. | not severe, rough, or violent; mild: a gentle wind; a gentle tap on the shoulder. |
| 3. | moderate: gentle heat. |
| 4. | gradual: a gentle slope. |
| 5. | of good birth or family; wellborn. |
| 6. | characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable: a gentle upbringing. |
| 7. | easily handled or managed; tractable: a gentle animal. |
| 8. | soft or low: a gentle sound. |
| 9. | polite; refined: Consider, gentle reader, my terrible predicament at this juncture. |
| 10. | entitled to a coat of arms; armigerous. |
| 11. | Archaic. noble; chivalrous: a gentle knight. |
| 12. | to tame; render tractable. |
| 13. | to mollify; calm; pacify. |
| 14. | to make gentle. |
| 15. | to stroke; soothe by petting. |
| 16. | to ennoble; dignify. |
