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v. stroke soothingly

v. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

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adj. 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"

docile, gentle

adj. easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"

gentle, compassionate

adj. (tender)

liquid, gentle

adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"

easy, gentle

adj. marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"

gentle, dreamy

adj. (quiet)

easy, gentle, soft

adj. having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"

assign, attribute

v. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

quiet

adj. of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.

peaceful, peaceable

adj. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"

imperturbable, unflappable

adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"

soft, subdued

adj. not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting"

compassionate

adj. showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

compassionate, pitying

adj. showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"

sensitive

adj. being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs"

sympathetic

adj. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"

affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm

adj. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

kind

adj. having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

civilized, civilised

adj. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

considerate

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

calm, unagitated, serene, tranquil

adj. not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"

sensitive

adj. responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

mild-mannered

adj. behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner

moderate, temperate

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

subdued

adj. quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent"

sentimental

adj. given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

diffused, softened

adj. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"

weak, effeminate

adj. characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence: "an effeminate civilization"

euphonious

adj. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

flaccid

adj. drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis"

mellow

adj. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

spoilt, spoiled, pampered

adj. having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"

sloping

adj. having a slanting form or direction; "an area of gently sloping hills"; "a room with a sloping ceiling"

catlike, stealthy

adj. resembling a cat

muted, hushed

adj. in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"

noiseless

adj. making no sound; "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time"- Shakespeare

silent, soundless, still

adj. marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"

stilly

adj. (poetic) still or calm; "in the stilly night"

tiptoe

adj. walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise; "moving with tiptoe steps"

dainty

adj. especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind";

ethereal, gossamer

adj. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"

faint, subtle

adj. faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"

fragile

adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

half-hardy

adj. (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"

light-handed

adj. having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker

overdelicate

adj. extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"

pastel

adj. lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

tender

adj. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"

wild

adj. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"

tough

adj. not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

rugged, tough

adj. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"

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