GENTLE

[adjective] -r, -st - calm, kind or soft; not violent or severeHe has a gentle smile and a soft voice.Be gentle with her and try not to frighten her, please.Regular walking is a wonderful form of gentle exercise.(literary or humorous) That, gentle reader, is the subject of our story.It is not by force that she accomplishes things, but by gentle persuasion.The path has a gentle (= not steep or sudden) slope/gradient.The gentle (= not strong) breeze filled the sails.