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(verb) stroke soothingly |
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Related Words: pet |
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(satellite adjective) having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes" |
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(satellite adjective) quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne" |
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(satellite adjective) soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle fun at him" |
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(satellite adjective) marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" |
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Synonyms: easy |
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(satellite adjective) having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" |
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Synonyms: easy, soft |
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(verb) give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility |
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Synonyms: ennoble, entitle |
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Related Words: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, knight, lord, promote, raise, upgrade |
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(satellite adjective) easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" |
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Synonyms: docile |
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(satellite adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "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" |
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Synonyms: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician |
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(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss" |
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Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate |
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Related Words: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillize |
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