gentle
     adj 1: soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe; "a gentle
            reprimand"; "a vein of gentle irony"; "poked gentle
            fun at him"
     2: 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"
     3: quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"
     4: 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" [syn: {aristocratic}, {aristocratical},
         {blue}, {blue-blooded}, {patrician}]
     5: easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and
        obedient" [syn: {docile}]
     6: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle
        rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at
        the window" [syn: {easy}, {soft}]
     7: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle
        slope" [syn: {easy}]
     v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
          "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify},
           {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify},
           {placate}, {gruntle}]
     2: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the
        nobility [syn: {ennoble}, {entitle}]
     3: stroke soothingly
Source: WordNet® 2.0