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