The state of being gentle.

plural of gentleness

Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. / Soft and mild rather than hard or severe. / Docile and easily managed. / Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

(intransitive) To become gentle. / (transitive, obsolete) To ennoble. / (transitive, animal husbandry) To break; to tame; to domesticate. / (transitive) To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.

(archaic) A person of high birth. / (fishing) A maggot used as bait by anglers. / A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

simple past tense and past participle of gentle

present participle of gentle

plural of gentle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gentle

A surname.