Words and phrases that have a meaning related to gentle: (213 results)
Often used in the same context:
affectionate, playful, easygoing, graceful, considerate, mellow, polite, loving, compassionate, thoughtful, soothing, genial, tenderhearted, contemplative, mannered, reverent, tactful, sociable, gracious, gregarious, kindhearted, guileless, serene, empathetic, companionable, supple, grandfatherly, fatherly, placid, languid, dulcet, unrushed, teacherly, gruff, pleasant, cuddly, charming, warmhearted, meek, unhurried, respectful, genteel, wry, jovial, motherly, grandmotherly, brusk, subtle, sonorous, unassertive, courtly, mellifluous, meditative, lovely, tranquil, forbearing, forceful, cadenced, songful, quiet, unexcitable, plangent, winsome, nonaggressive, undemonstrative, cheerful, bighearted, kindest, languorous, empathic, sly, easeful, lovable, docile, avuncular, amiable, earthy, courteous, unshowy, trembly, affable, sweet, sensual, stoic, limpid, soulful, mannerly, chatty, beguiling, tremulous, good naturedness, heartfelt, childlike, undulant, doglike, nonjudgmental, sensate, delicate, unassuming, perceptive, droll, hearted, bright, comforts, neutrals, boast, executioner, fairfax, flesh, gallant, gay, great, heart, hearts, home, josephine, lamb, little, madame, merry, self, gende, gentlest, gentler, diffident, impatient, timid, kind, natured, reticent, sweetest, trustful, fretful, inquisitive, kindly
Appears in the definition of:
., arm-twisting, benignancy, benignity, biddable, blarney, cajole, caress, caressingly, christianly, coax, commonality, commonalty, commons, diagrammatically, docile, dulcet, gently, graciousness, inveigle, mild-mannered, mildly, nibble, nudger, owlishly, palaver, pat, pony, powerfulness, rap, ribbing, soft-footed, strike, sweet-talk, tap, undulation, voix celeste, vox angelica, wheedle
More general:
advance, calm, calm down, elevate, kick upstairs, lull, pet, promote, quieten, raise, still, tranquilize, tranquillize, upgrade
Synonyms:
Also try:appease, aristocratic, aristocratical, assuage, blue, blue-blooded, conciliate, easy, ennoble, entitle, gradual, gruntle, lenify, light, mild, mollify, noble, pacify, patrician, placate, soft, tame, tamed
— Nouns for gentle: breeze, voice, slope, pressure, man, heat, slopes, hand, smile, reader, touch, more...
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