English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of gentle

gentle

/adjective/ सज्जन; सौम्य; भद्र; सुशील; मंद; शांत; कुलीन; प्रतिष्ठित; दयालु; धीमा; विनीत; शिक्षित; आहिस्ता; नम्र;
/noun/उमरा; अभिजाततंत्र; अमीर-उमरा; अभिजात-वर्ग;
/verb/ऊंचा करना; भद्र बनाना; उदार बनाना; घोड़ा निकालना; घोड़ा निकाल देना;

Synonym gent; mild; courteous; gentlemanlike; dull; quiet; noble; prestigious; kind; slow; gracious; educated;

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English Dictionary:

1. Gentle

[n.]

- One well born; a gentleman.
- A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
- A dipterous larva used as fish bait.

2. Gentle

[superl.]

- Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
- Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.
- A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader.
- Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
- Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop .

3. Gentle

[v. t.]

- To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
- To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable.
- To make kind and docile, as a horse.