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:
- sweetness
- generosity
- responsiveness
- patience
- personableness
- attentiveness
- willingness
- tenderness
- tolerance
- kindness
Antonyms:
- rigor
- firmness
- rigidness
- severity
- pitilessness
- harshness
- implacability
- sternness
- obduracy
- insensitivity
- inflexibility
- rigorousness
- rigidity
- severity
- firmness
- rigorousness
- unpleasantness
- gruffness
- callousness
- rigidity
- irritability
- pitilessness
- exactingness
- callousness
- hardness
- obduracy
- unpleasantness
- exactingness
- stringency
- inflexibility
- hardness
- insensitivity
- sternness
- rigor
- harshness
- rigidness
- implacability
- gruffness
- stringency
- strictness
- strictness
- irritability
Synonyms:
- lenience
- mercifulness
- warmheartedness
- graciousness
- beneficence
- benevolence
- cheerfulness
- benignity
- humaneness
- mellowness
- mildness
- good-heartedness
- manners
- amiability
- hesitancy
- agreeableness
- understanding
- pleasantness
- forbearance
- compassionateness
- considerateness
- amiableness
- tenderheartedness
- thoughtfulness
- geniality
- flexibility
- politeness
- compliance
- niceness
- pliancy
- good-naturedness
- kindliness
- pliability
- warmth
- softness
- benignancy
- agreeability
- indulgence
- kindheartedness
- affability
Antonyms:
- crust
- querulousness
- peevishness
- hard-heartedness
- testiness
- churlishness
- cantankerousness
- dourness
- irascibility
- toughness
- crust
- unfriendliness
- inconsiderateness
- sourness
- disagreeableness
- cheek
- orneriness
- grimness
- churlishness
- quarrelsomeness
- brashness
- quarrelsomeness
- obstinacy
- stubbornness
- thoughtlessness
- biliousness
- presumption
- grouchiness
- nerve
- orneriness
- inconsiderateness
- brashness
- contrariness
- biliousness
- vinegar
- hard-heartedness
- grumpiness
- grumpiness
- petulance
- thoughtlessness
- obstinacy
- irascibility
- grimness
- hostility
- ruthlessness
- peevishness
- crankiness
- grouchiness
- cruelty
- rudeness
- cantankerousness
- fussiness
- contrariness
- dourness
- unfriendliness
- audacity
- cruelty
- nerve
- audacity
- contentiousness
- fussiness
- stubbornness
- sourness
- crankiness
- cheek
- presumption
- toughness
- contentiousness
- testiness
- disagreeableness
- obdurateness
- petulance
- ruthlessness
- rudeness
- obdurateness
- hostility
- vinegar
- querulousness
Synonyms:
- amicableness
- likableness
- magnanimity
- good-temperedness
- comity
- gemütlichkeit
- leniency
- amicability
- altruism
- timidness
- gentility
- amenability
- cordiality
- friendliness
- delightfulness
- reserve
- unselfishness
- laxness
- timidity
- greatheartedness
- complaisance
- amity
- civility
- bashfulness
- pleasingness
- enjoyableness
- cheeriness
- diffidence
- charity
- timorousness
- philanthropy
- consideration
- sweetness and light
- clemency
- amenity
- attractiveness
- mannerliness
- likability
- modesty
- charitableness
- empressement
- softheartedness
- shyness
- sunniness
- courteousness
- faintheartedness
- courtesy
Antonyms:
- malevolence
- sauciness
- mercilessness
- gall
- hutzpah
- inhumanity
- chutzpa
- heartlessness
- savagery
- hutzpah
- malevolence
- spitefulness
- impoliteness
- unkindness
- unkindness
- virulence
- face
- brass
- chutzpa
- vitriol
- ungraciousness
- discourtesy
- sauce
- discourtesy
- barbarity
- chutzpah
- sauciness
- brutishness
- audaciousness
- barbarousness
- barbarousness
- boorishness
- maliciousness
- incivility
- spitefulness
- savageness
- incivility
- virulence
- sauce
- inhumanity
- effrontery
- ungraciousness
- brutality
- effrontery
- nerviness
- brazenness
- vitriol
- brazenness
- brass
- brassiness
- heartlessness
- presumptuousness
- face
- brutality
- impoliteness
- bestiality
- chutzpah
- savageness
- audaciousness
- meanness
- hatefulness
- cheekiness
- temerity
- pertness
- bestiality
- meanness
- presumptuousness
- irascibleness
- mercilessness
- hatefulness
- savagery
- boorishness
- brutishness
- barbarity
- nerviness
- gall
- irascibleness
- pertness
- maliciousness
- brassiness
- cheekiness
- temerity
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
sweetness, generosity, responsiveness, patience, personableness, attentiveness, willingness, tenderness, tolerance,kindness
rigor, firmness, rigidness, severity, pitilessness, harshness, implacability, sternness, obduracy, insensitivity
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.
