Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.
A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader.
Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop .
One well born; a gentleman.
A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable.
To make kind and docile, as a horse.
Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.
Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.
Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.
Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act.
Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in harness.
Nature; natural instinct or disposition.
Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or humankind.
Sort; type; class; nature; style; character; fashion; manner; variety; description; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc.
To beget.
