gentle: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with E
Meaning of gentle
adj
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Example: Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
Example: I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
Docile and easily managed.
Example: We had a gentle swim in the lake.
Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
Example: The walks in this area have a gentle incline.
Listed forms: gentler, gentlest.
Source: Wiktionary — gentle.
verb
- intransitive
To become gentle.
- transitive
To break; to tame; to domesticate.
- transitive
To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
- obsolete, transitive
To ennoble.
Listed forms: gentles, gentling, gentled.
Source: Wiktionary — gentle.
noun
A maggot used as bait by anglers.
A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
- archaic
A person of high birth.
Listed forms: gentles.
Source: Wiktionary — gentle.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for gentle.
adjective
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
adjective
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
- aristocratic
- aristocratical
- blue
- blue-blooded
- patrician
adjective
easily handled or managed
adjective
having little impact
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is gentle in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gentle
G(2) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of gentle
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from gentle
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