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