GENTLEST Synonyms

• (of weather) free from storm or wind

• steadiness of mind under stress

• wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• make calm or still

• make steady

• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

• exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

• marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

• easily hurt

• developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

• of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

• posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

• free from worry or anxiety

• with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• not hurried or forced

• affording pleasure

• having little impact

• readily exploited or tricked

• in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

• marked by moderate steepness

• affording comfort

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

• less in demand and therefore readily obtainable

• obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally

• not strict

• moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

• humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

• mild and pleasant

• not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• completely clear and fine

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

• the act of smoothing

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

• yielding readily to pressure or weight

• compassionate and kind; conciliatory

• (of sound) relatively low in volume

• produced with vibration of the vocal cords

• not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

• (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• easily hurt

• (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

• using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

• tolerant or lenient

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having little impact

• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

• willing to negotiate and compromise

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• mild and pleasant

• not brilliant or glaring

• affording physical relief

• freeing from fear and anxiety

• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

• easy to cut or chew

• physically untoughened

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

• a boat for communication between ship and shore

• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

• hurting

• young and immature

• having or displaying warmth or affection

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

• offer or present for acceptance

• propose a payment

• make a tender of; in legal settlements

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• not agitated; without losing self-possession

• characteristic of or befitting a friend

• easy to understand or use

• of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

• troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces

• inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

• showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

• not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

• marked by refinement in taste and manners

• full of or exhibiting respect

• feeling or manifesting veneration