Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gentle
Gentle
gentle
adj., v., & n. --adj. (gentler, gentlest) 1 not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament. 2 moderate; not severe or drastic (a gentle rebuke; a gentle breeze). 3 (of birth, pursuits, etc.) honourable, of or fit for people of good social position. 4 quiet; requiring patience (gentle art). 5 archaic generous, courteous. --v.tr. 1 make gentle or docile. 2 handle (a horse etc.) firmly but gently. --n. a maggot, the larva of the meat-fly or bluebottle used as fishing-bait. Derivatives gentleness n. gently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF gentil f. L gentilis: see GENTILE
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I. adjective (~r; ~st) see: kin Date: 13th century 1. belonging to a family of high social station, chivalrous, honorable, distinguished, kind, amiable, suited to a person of high social station, 2. tractable, docile, free from harshness, sternness, or violence, soft, delicate, moderate, gently adverb II. noun Date: 14th century a person of ~ birth or status, III. verb (~d; gentling) Date: 14th century transitive verb to raise from the commonalty ; ennoble, 2. to make ~r, to make (an animal) tame and docile, mollify, placate, to stroke soothingly ; pet, intransitive verb to become ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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