Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having a kind heart; of mild disposition; kind.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Having a kind or gentle disposition.
Examples
““My poor, gentle-hearted lassie,” Margery murmured as she rocked back and forth.”
“There are a few that seem harmless, like the gentle-hearted Ira (with Forest Whitaker lending his voice for the role) and the even-tempered Douglas (reuniting Chris Cooper with Jonze 7 years after ADAPTATION).”
“That is a very gentle-hearted green smoking jacket, made from scratch in just a few days by the astonishingly awesome cluegirl who bears a startling resemblance to intelligentrix !”
The jacket warmed slightly with bashfulness, and with hoping she’d be pleased.
“All three stories failed to include mention of the remarkable fact of which Hillary herself had been immediately aware: that on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, that steely, gentle-hearted woman had become the first in the history of the United States of America to win a presidential primary.”
“I knew from the beginning that Sam would need a very strong, yet gentle-hearted man.”
“Nearly his entire adult life has been devoted to serving the Communist Party -- a career to which the gentle-hearted have rarely gravitated.”
“Yes, there's a big, strong warrior, but she's a gentle-hearted half-orc with a big voice.”
“Our gentle-hearted Captain felt a guilty shock as he looked at her.”
“‘Black – Eyed Susan’ followed, at which sweet story our gentle-hearted friends were exceedingly charmed and affected: and in which Susan, with a russet gown and a pink ribbon in her cap, looked to the full as lovely as Ophelia.”
“These expostulations did not even respect the beauteous, the accomplished, the gentle-hearted, the orphan Monimia.”
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