gentlest

Least rough touch

Gentlest is the superlative of gentle—the most mild, tender, or soft in manner or touch.

Someone with the gentlest touch handles things with maximum care.

The gentlest soul in a group is the kindest and least harsh.

Even the gentlest criticism made her defensive.

mild

softest

Most yielding to touch

mildest · meekest · featherlight

physical

lightest

Minimum in heaviness

smoothest

tender

sweetest

Highest in sugar

compassionate

kindest

Superlatively gentle in manner

Opposites
force and intensity

gentlestroughest

Superlative of unsmooth

hardest · fiercest · cruelest · meanest · harshest

Phrases
Family

gentle, gentleness, gentler, gentled, ungentle

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G