Gentle

1. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
2. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.
3. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop .
4. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader.
5. 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.
6. A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
7. A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
8. One well born; a gentleman.
9. To make kind and docile, as a horse.
10. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable.
11. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.