Gentle: alternatives and connections

Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gra…

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Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gra…

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Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…

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Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeab…

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Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a…

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Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a…

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

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To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

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of Tame

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of Tame

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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…

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Elevated; raised aloft.

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To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

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A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

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To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Alt. of Tranquillize

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To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotio…

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To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son Henry a knight.

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A young servant or follower; a military attendant.

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A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.

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Good extraction; dignity of birth.

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Good extraction; dignity of birth.

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The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.

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The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.

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The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness.

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The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness.

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The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening.

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The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening.

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A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose

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A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose

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To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or o…

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Alt. of Aristocratical

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Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an aristocratic constitution.

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To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisf…

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Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets.

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To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.

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Teachable; easy to teach; docible.

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At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.

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To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle…

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To grunt; to grunt repeatedly.

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To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate.

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To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground.

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To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify…

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Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.

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Same as Placard, 4 & 5.

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Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as,…

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