gentleness (Meaning)
gentleness (n)
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
gentleness (n.)
The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.
Synonyms & Antonyms of gentleness
Synonyms:
- generosity
- sweetness
- tenderness
- attentiveness
- willingness
- tolerance
- patience
- responsiveness
- kindness
- personableness
Antonyms:
- gruffness
- callousness
- harshness
- unpleasantness
- obduracy
- pitilessness
- sternness
- irritability
- rigidness
- gruffness
- firmness
- pitilessness
- rigor
- sternness
- firmness
- implacability
- strictness
- harshness
- hardness
- rigidness
- rigidity
- insensitivity
- hardness
- exactingness
- obduracy
- strictness
- stringency
- rigorousness
- rigidity
- severity
- unpleasantness
- exactingness
- rigorousness
- inflexibility
- rigor
- insensitivity
- stringency
- irritability
- inflexibility
- implacability
- callousness
- severity
Synonyms:
- considerateness
- niceness
- amiableness
- benignity
- good-naturedness
- tenderheartedness
- forbearance
- beneficence
- agreeableness
- pliancy
- flexibility
- thoughtfulness
- mellowness
- benignancy
- geniality
- kindheartedness
- hesitancy
- mildness
- politeness
- affability
- amiability
- indulgence
- pliability
- warmth
- graciousness
- good-heartedness
- mercifulness
- understanding
- benevolence
- compliance
- kindliness
- compassionateness
- pleasantness
- lenience
- agreeability
- cheerfulness
- manners
- softness
- warmheartedness
- humaneness
Antonyms:
- biliousness
- inconsiderateness
- vinegar
- crust
- fussiness
- cantankerousness
- grouchiness
- cruelty
- nerve
- ruthlessness
- obstinacy
- testiness
- unfriendliness
- audacity
- presumption
- biliousness
- toughness
- inconsiderateness
- orneriness
- querulousness
- peevishness
- petulance
- vinegar
- obdurateness
- hostility
- audacity
- testiness
- stubbornness
- rudeness
- crust
- grumpiness
- presumption
- sourness
- brashness
- cantankerousness
- thoughtlessness
- churlishness
- brashness
- cruelty
- grumpiness
- hard-heartedness
- sourness
- cheek
- disagreeableness
- dourness
- contrariness
- disagreeableness
- toughness
- grimness
- rudeness
- grimness
- petulance
- quarrelsomeness
- obstinacy
- obdurateness
- unfriendliness
- contentiousness
- grouchiness
- fussiness
- crankiness
- crankiness
- quarrelsomeness
- churlishness
- peevishness
- contrariness
- cheek
- contentiousness
- stubbornness
- querulousness
- hostility
- dourness
- hard-heartedness
- irascibility
- thoughtlessness
- orneriness
- irascibility
- ruthlessness
- nerve
Synonyms:
- greatheartedness
- enjoyableness
- amicability
- unselfishness
- pleasingness
- timidness
- mannerliness
- charity
- amity
- friendliness
- empressement
- cordiality
- complaisance
- civility
- sweetness and light
- magnanimity
- gentility
- delightfulness
- likableness
- faintheartedness
- timorousness
- charitableness
- leniency
- modesty
- timidity
- reserve
- shyness
- diffidence
- softheartedness
- amenity
- cheeriness
- attractiveness
- amenability
- courteousness
- philanthropy
- clemency
- amicableness
- altruism
- bashfulness
- courtesy
- sunniness
- good-temperedness
- gemütlichkeit
- laxness
- comity
- consideration
- likability
Antonyms:
- brazenness
- discourtesy
- inhumanity
- unkindness
- pertness
- vitriol
- barbarousness
- virulence
- virulence
- nerviness
- brass
- audaciousness
- gall
- hatefulness
- brutishness
- effrontery
- savageness
- pertness
- bestiality
- effrontery
- brassiness
- ungraciousness
- malevolence
- boorishness
- hatefulness
- sauciness
- nerviness
- mercilessness
- brazenness
- sauciness
- vitriol
- malevolence
- brutality
- hutzpah
- bestiality
- spitefulness
- chutzpah
- barbarity
- ungraciousness
- impoliteness
- brass
- savageness
- heartlessness
- meanness
- brassiness
- hutzpah
- savagery
- presumptuousness
- temerity
- sauce
- sauce
- unkindness
- maliciousness
- savagery
- spitefulness
- brutishness
- audaciousness
- incivility
- impoliteness
- brutality
- incivility
- chutzpah
- barbarousness
- gall
- meanness
- mercilessness
- chutzpa
- cheekiness
- face
- temerity
- irascibleness
- chutzpa
- presumptuousness
- irascibleness
- heartlessness
- cheekiness
- face
- inhumanity
- barbarity
- discourtesy
- boorishness
- maliciousness
gentleness Sentence Examples
- Her fingers caressed my face with a gentleness that soothed my weary soul.
- The gentle breeze whispered through the leaves, creating a tranquil symphony.
- The kitten's purring filled the room with a sense of gentleness and contentment.
- The doctor administered the injection with a gentle touch, easing the patient's discomfort.
- The grandmother's voice had a gentleness that enveloped her grandchildren in love and warmth.
- The artist's brushstrokes captured the gentleness of the fading sunlight on the ocean's horizon.
- The horse responded to her gentle commands, its movements graceful and fluid.
- The waves rolled onto the shore with a gentleness that lulled the weary beachgoers to sleep.
- The librarian spoke with a gentle voice, guiding the patrons through the vast world of literature.
- The sunrise cast a gentle glow upon the town, illuminating its beauty with a soft and ethereal light.
FAQs About the word gentleness
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual, acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-temperedThe quality or state of being gentle, well-b
generosity, sweetness, tenderness, attentiveness, willingness, tolerance, patience, responsiveness,kindness, personableness
gruffness, callousness, harshness, unpleasantness, obduracy, pitilessness, sternness, irritability, rigidness, gruffness
Her fingers caressed my face with a gentleness that soothed my weary soul.
The gentle breeze whispered through the leaves, creating a tranquil symphony.
The kitten's purring filled the room with a sense of gentleness and contentment.
The doctor administered the injection with a gentle touch, easing the patient's discomfort.
