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