gentle

• "gain the good will of"
• "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

Synonyms

• pacifycause to be more favorably inclined; fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
• lenifycause to be more favorably inclined
• conciliatecause to be more favorably inclined; come to terms; make (one thing) compatible with (another)
• assuagecause to be more favorably inclined; satisfy (thirst); provide physical relief, as from pain
• appeasecause to be more favorably inclined; overcome or allay; make peace with
• mollifycause to be more favorably inclined; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; make less rigid or softer
• placatecause to be more favorably inclined
• gruntlecause to be more favorably inclined

• "make someone a member of the nobility"

Synonyms

• ennobleconfer dignity or honor upon; give a title to someone
• entitlegive the right to; give a title to ; give a title to someone

• "not harsh or stern or severe"
• "a gentle reprimand"
• "a vein of gentle irony"
• "poked gentle fun at him"

Synonyms

• softin a relaxed manner; yielding readily to pressure or weight ; compassionate and kind; (of sound) relatively low in volume; easily hurt; produced with vibration of the vocal cords; not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected ; (of speech sounds); (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; tolerant or lenient; soft and mild; having little impact; out of condition; willing to negotiate and compromise ; not burdensome or demanding; mild and pleasant; not brilliant or glaring

• "the gentle touch of her hand"
• "her gentle manner was comforting"
• "a gentle sensitive nature"
• "gentle blue eyes"

• "a gentle voice"
• "a gentle nocturne"

• "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"

Synonyms

• aristocraticbelonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
• aristocraticalbelonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
• blueturn blue ; blue color or pigment; blue clothing; any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; the sky as viewed during daylight; used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge ; the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae ; of the color intermediate between green and violet; used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); filled with melancholy and despondency; characterized by profanity or cursing; suggestive of sexual impropriety; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; morally rigorous and strict; causing dejection
• blue-bloodedbelonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
• patriciana person of refined upbringing and manners ; a member of the aristocracy ; befitting a person of noble origin; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"

Synonyms

• docilewilling to be taught or led or supervised or directed; ready and willing to be taught; easily handled or managed

• "an easy pat on the shoulder"
• "gentle rain"
• "a gentle breeze"
• "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"

Synonyms

• easywith ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); in a relaxed manner; posing no difficulty; not hurried or forced; free from worry or anxiety; affording pleasure; having little impact; readily exploited or tricked; in fortunate circumstances financially; marked by moderate steepness; affording comfort; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
• softin a relaxed manner; yielding readily to pressure or weight ; compassionate and kind; (of sound) relatively low in volume; easily hurt; produced with vibration of the vocal cords; not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected ; (of speech sounds); (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; tolerant or lenient; soft and mild; having little impact; out of condition; willing to negotiate and compromise ; not burdensome or demanding; mild and pleasant; not brilliant or glaring

• "an easy climb"
• "a gentle slope"

Synonyms

• easywith ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); in a relaxed manner; posing no difficulty; not hurried or forced; free from worry or anxiety; affording pleasure; having little impact; readily exploited or tricked; in fortunate circumstances financially; marked by moderate steepness; affording comfort; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally