gentleness
The state of being gentleThe state of being gentle.
» He had a gentleness that was attractive to women.
Er war von einer Liebenswürdigkeit, die anziehend auf Frauen wirkte. — samueldora
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being gentle.
Sanftmut
мя́гкостьmjáxkostʹ, доброта́dobrotá
- acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
- the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
Examples
5 sentencesHe had a gentleness that was attractive to women.
deEr war von einer Liebenswürdigkeit, die anziehend auf Frauen wirkte. — samueldora
I don't need your verbal gentleness.
Your touch has the gentleness of a poem.
deDeine Berührung hat die Sanftheit eines Gedichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Gentleness and cheerfulness, these come before all morality; they are the perfect duties.
Tom will never forget Mary’s gentleness.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness.From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness.
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Forms
plural: gentlenesses| Singular | gentleness |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered:softnessmildness
- the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual:gradualness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.