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