Gentle

Gentle

Gen'Tle, a. See Genteel. Well born of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble as the studies of noble and gentle youth gentle blood.

1. Mild meek soft bland not rough, harsh or severe as a gentle nature, temper or disposition a gentle manner a gentle address a gentle voice.  1 Thessalonians 27 .  2 Timothy 2 2. Tame peaceable not wild, turbulent or refractory as a gentle horse or beast. 3. Soothing pacific. 4. Treating with mildness not violent.

A gentle hand may lead the elephant with a hair.

Gen'Tle, n. A gentleman.

1. A kind of worm.

Gen'Tle, To make genteel to raise from the vulgar.