gen·tle (jntl)
adj. gen·tler, gen·tlest
- Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
- Not harsh or severe; mild and soft: a gentle scolding; a gentle tapping at the window.
- Easily managed or handled; docile: a gentle horse.
- Not steep or sudden; gradual: a gentle incline.
- Of good family; wellborn: a child of gentle birth.
- Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite: a gentle greeting to a stranger.
- Archaic. Noble; chivalrous: a gentle knight.
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