v.

1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
   pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gruntle
   
   • She managed to mollify the angry customer
2. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility;
   ennoble, entitle
3. stroke soothingly

adj.

1. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe;
   soft
   
   • 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;
   aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician
   
   • 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
5. easily handled or managed;
   docile
   
   • a gentle old horse, docile and obedient
6. having little impact;
   easy, soft
   
   • an easy pat on the shoulder
   • gentle rain
   • a gentle breeze
   • a soft (or light) tapping at the window
7. marked by moderate steepness;
   easy
   
   • an easy climb
   • a gentle slope