gentle

gentle
1. a мягкий, добрый; кроткий; нежный, ласковый

gentle nature — мягкий характер

gentle heart — доброе сердце

the gentle sex — прекрасный пол

gentle call — нежный зов; ласковый оклик

gentle manners — мягкие манеры

gentle music — тихая музыка

gentle action — мягкое действие

gentle to a fault — слишком кроткий

gentle shampoo — шампунь мягкого действия

gentle oxidation — окисление в мягких условиях

2. a тихий, спокойный

gentle river — спокойная река

gentle folding — спокойная складчатость

3. a лёгкий, слабый

gentle heat — умеренная жара

gentle push — лёгкий толчок

in a gentle voice — тихим голосом

gentle rebuke — мягкий упрёк

gentle rustle in the grass — слабое шуршание в траве

gentle swing — слабый мах

gentle wind — слабый ветер

gentle dalliance — лёгкий флирт

4. a послушный, смирный; приручённый, ручной
5. a отлогий, пологий

gentle slope — отлогий скат

gentle turn — пологий разворот

gentle fold — пологая складка

6. a знатный, родовитый

gentle blood — благородная кровь

7. a уст. благородный, великодушный; благовоспитанный, учтивый

gentle knight — благородный рыцарь

8. v редк. смягчать; успокаивать
9. v редк. облагораживать
10. v редк. приручать; объезжать
11. n опарыш, личинка мясной мухи
Синонимический ряд:
1. affable (adj.) affable; genial
2. amiable (adj.) amiable; gentle-hearted; kind-hearted; kindly; pacific; peaceful
3. aristocratic (adj.) aristocratic; blue-blooded; highborn; highbred; noble; well-born
4. civilized (adj.) civilized; educated; trained
5. considerate (adj.) considerate; kind; sensitive; tender
6. courteous (adj.) courteous; courtly; cultivated; elegant; polished; polite; refined; respectable; well-bred
7. docile (adj.) docile; meek; pliable; tractable
8. easy (adj.) easy; gradual; moderate
9. light (adj.) light; slight; soft
10. mild (adj.) balmy; bland; clement; delicate; faint; gradual; lenient; light; mild; moderate; smooth; soft; soft-hearted; temperate; tempered; tender-hearted
11. tame (adj.) cowed; disciplined; domesticated; housebroken; manageable; quiet; tame
12. calm (verb) appease; assuage; calm; calm down; conciliate; mollify; pacify; placate; propitiate; soften; soothe; sweeten
13. master (verb) break; domesticate; master; tame
Антонимический ряд:
abrupt; barbarous; boisterous; boorish; coarse; cruel; excessive; fierce; gross; harsh; heartless; ill-mannered; ill-tempered; immoderate; rustic; severe; wild

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  • Gentle — Gen tle, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.] [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gentle — [jent′ l] adj. gentler, gentlest [ME gentil < OFr, of noble birth < L gentilis, of the same gens (in LL, of a good family) < gens: see GENS] 1. belonging to the upper classes or polite society 2. like or suitable to polite society;… …   English World dictionary

  • gentle — The phrase the gentle art, which was used with clever irony by the American painter James McNeill Whistler in his title The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (1890), had already become a cliché by the time Fowler wrote (1926). As well as being used… …   Modern English usage

  • gentle — [adj1] having a mild or kind nature affable, agreeable, amiable, benign, biddable, bland, compassionate, considerate, cool*, cultivated, disciplined, docile, domesticated, dovelike*, easy, genial, humane, kindly, laid back*, lenient, manageable,… …   New thesaurus

  • Gentle — Gent le, v. t. 1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet.] [1913 Webster] To gentle life s descent, We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. Young.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gentle — may refer to: *Gentleness *Gentleman *Gentle (comics) …   Wikipedia

  • Gentle — Gen tle, n. 1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Gentles, methinks you frown. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A trained falcon. See {Falcon gentil}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gentle — index harmless, lenient, nonmilitant, peaceable, placid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • gentle — (adj.) early 13c., well born, from O.Fr. gentil high born, noble, of good family (11c., in Modern French nice, graceful, pleasing; fine pretty ), from L. gentilis of the same family or clan, from gens (gen. gentis) race, clan, from root of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • gentle — *soft, mild, smooth, lenient, bland, balmy Analogous words: *moderate, temperate: *pleasant, agreeable, grateful, pleasing, welcome: *calm, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful, halcyon Antonyms: rough, harsh Contrasted words: vehement, intense,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • gentle — ► ADJECTIVE (gentler, gentlest) 1) mild or kind; not rough or violent. 2) not harsh or severe. 3) archaic noble or courteous. DERIVATIVES gentleness noun gently adverb …   English terms dictionary


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