[
  {
    "word": "gentle",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8d\u0292\u025bntl\u0329/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8d\u0292\u025bntl\u0329/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8d\u0292\u025bntl\u0329/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/gentle-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1446815",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A person of high birth.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A maggot used as bait by anglers.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To become gentle",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To ennoble",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Docile and easily managed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We had a gentle swim in the lake."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Gradual rather than steep or sudden.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The walks in this area have a gentle incline."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Polite and respectful rather than rude.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "friendly",
          "kind",
          "polite",
          "respectful"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "rude"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gentle"
    ]
  }
]