Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Polite and respectful rather than rude.
Docile and easily managed.
A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
A maggot used as bait by anglers.
To break; to tame; to domesticate.
To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
To become gentle.
The leisured class may produce great advances in the arts, or it may fritter away its time.
Leisurely, filled with leisure.
Having leisure time, especially as a result of not having to work for a living.