| gentle | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| v. (social) | 2. ennoble, entitle, gentle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
| ~ elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
| ~ baronetise, baronetize | confer baronetcy upon.; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country" |
| ~ lord | make a lord of someone. |
| ~ knight, dub | raise (someone) to knighthood.; "The Beatles were knighted" |
| v. (contact) | 3. gentle | stroke soothingly. |
| ~ pet | stroke or caress gently.; "pet the lamb" |
| adj. | 4. gentle, soft | soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe.; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" |
| ~ mild | moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" |
| adj. | 5. gentle | having 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" |
| ~ kind | having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior.; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter" |
| adj. | 6. gentle | quiet and soothing.; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" |
| ~ soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume.; "soft voices"; "soft music" |
| adj. | 7. aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, patrician | belonging 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" |
| ~ noble | of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times.; "of noble birth" |
| adj. | 8. docile, gentle | easily handled or managed.; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" |
| ~ tamed, tame | brought from wildness into a domesticated state.; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" |
| adj. | 9. easy, gentle, soft | having little impact.; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" |
| ~ light | of little intensity or power or force.; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze" |
| adj. | 10. easy, gentle | marked by moderate steepness.; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" |
| ~ gradual | (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt.; "a gradual slope" |
| soft | | |
| adj. | 1. soft | yielding readily to pressure or weight. |
| ~ fleecy, napped, brushed | (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing.; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" |
| ~ cheeselike | having the consistency of cheese. |
| ~ squeezable, compressible | capable of being easily compressed. |
| ~ cottony | resembling cotton; as soft as cotton. |
| ~ cushioned, cushiony, padded | softened by the addition of cushions or padding. |
| ~ demulcent, emollient, salving, softening | having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin. |
| ~ downlike, downy, flossy, fluffy | like down or as soft as down. |
| ~ flaccid | drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness.; "a flaccid penis" |
| ~ flocculent, woolly, wooly | having a fluffy character or appearance. |
| ~ yielding | lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure.; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber" |
| ~ mushy | having the consistency of mush. |
| ~ overstuffed | upholstered thickly and deeply.; "an overstuffed sofa" |
| ~ semisoft, softish | somewhat soft. |
| ~ spongelike, spongy, squishy, squashy | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility.; "spongy bread" |
| ~ velvet, velvety | resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface. |
| adj. | 2. soft | compassionate and kind; conciliatory.; "he was soft on his children" |
| ~ mellow | having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience.; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age" |
| ~ tender | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother" |
| ~ warmhearted | marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity.; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger" |
| adj. | 3. soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume.; "soft voices"; "soft music" |
| ~ muffled, muted, softened, dull | being or made softer or less loud or clear.; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" |
| ~ euphonious | (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident.; "her euphonious Southern speech" |
| ~ gentle | quiet and soothing.; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" |
| ~ hushed, muted, subdued, quiet | in a softened tone.; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" |
| ~ little, small | (of a voice) faint.; "a little voice"; "a still small voice" |
| ~ low-toned, low | very low in volume.; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" |
| ~ murmuring, susurrant, whispering | making a low continuous indistinct sound.; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" |
| ~ murmurous, rustling, soughing, susurrous | characterized by soft sounds.; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines" |
| ~ soft-footed | sound of quiet gentle steps. |
| ~ soft-spoken | having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh.; "she was always soft-spoken" |
| ~ quiet | free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound.; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" |
| adj. | 4. delicate, soft | easily hurt.; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" |
| ~ untoughened, tender | physically untoughened.; "tender feet" |
| adj. | 5. soft, sonant, voiced | produced with vibration of the vocal cords.; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'" |
| adj. | 6. soft | not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons).; "soft targets" |
| adj. | 7. piano, soft | used chiefly as a direction or description in music.; "the piano passages in the composition" |
| ~ pianissimo | chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft. |
| ~ pianissimo assai | chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft. |
| adj. | 8. diffuse, diffused, soft | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected. |
| adj. | 9. soft | (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh'). |
| ~ continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant, strident | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then'). |
| ~ palatalised, palatalized, palatal | produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin'). |
| adj. | 10. soft | (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value.; "the market for computers is soft" |
| ~ falling | becoming lower or less in degree or value.; "a falling market"; "falling incomes" |
| adj. | 11. soft | using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation.; "soft data"; "the soft sciences" |
| ~ qualitative | involving distinctions based on qualities.; "qualitative change"; "qualitative data"; "qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture" |
| adj. | 12. indulgent, lenient, soft | tolerant or lenient.; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime" |
| ~ permissive | granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline.; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" |
| adj. | 13. flabby, flaccid, soft | out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance.; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" |
| ~ unfit | not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition.; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
| adj. | 14. soft | willing to negotiate and compromise. |
| ~ conciliative, conciliatory | intended to placate.; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" |
| adj. | 15. cushy, easygoing, soft | not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship.; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ easy | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort.; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" |
| adj. | 16. balmy, mild, soft | mild and pleasant.; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" |
| ~ clement | (of weather or climate) physically mild.; "clement weather" |
| adj. | 17. soft, subdued | not brilliant or glaring.; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" |
| ~ dull | emitting or reflecting very little light.; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky" |
| adv. | 18. easy, soft | in a relaxed manner; or without hardship.; "just wanted to take it easy" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
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