gentleness
Syllables: gen·tle·ness/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/
gentleness noun: the state of being gentle.
Noun
gentleness (countable and uncountable, plural gentlenesses)
- The state of being gentle.
- [S]he [Sabrina, a water nymph] reviv'd, / And undervvent a quicke, immortall change / Made goddeſſe of the river; ſtill ſhe retaines / Her maiden gentleneſſe, […]1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...
- Willie spends his bus money home playing a song to dance to on the jukebox in an effort to comfort Sam, and unlike Hally, who struck out at his old friend when his life began to go wrong, Sam does not pass down Hally's hatefulness, but instead treats Willie with the same gentleness he has shown...1983 March 12, Andrea Loewenstein, “Racism Denounced in a Powerful Play”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 20
gentleness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
gentleness in Hindi
- being gentle
- कोमलता komaltā, सौम्यता saumyatā, मृदुता mŕdutā
gentleness in Tamil
- gentleness
- மெது metu
- gentleness, softness
- சிதர் citar
gentleness in Urdu
- gentleness
- صلاحیت salāhiyyat
gentleness in Bengali
- gentleness, tenderness
- মৃদুতা mriduta
More languagesFewer languages
- gentleness in Telugu
- నింపాది nimpādi
- gentleness in Sanskrit
- मृदु mṛdu, साधु sādhu
Examples of gentleness in a sentence
- Selfishness recedes, good will and gentleness for a blessed moment prevail.
- "You might as well set down," remarked Miss Hitty, with a new gentleness of manner.
- How could so much warmth and unassuming gentleness be subtracted from the world by the simple misbeat of an organ?
Synonyms of gentleness
Forms of gentleness
| plural | gentlenesses |
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Origin of gentleness
From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness.
Questions about gentleness
- What does gentleness mean?
- Gentleness means the state of being gentle.
- What is gentleness in Hindi?
- Gentleness in Hindi is कोमलता (komaltā), सौम्यता (saumyatā), मृदुता (mŕdutā). See Gentleness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gentleness?
- Gentleness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gentleness?
- Gentleness is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/.
- What is the plural of gentleness?
- The plural of gentleness is gentlenesses.
Words near gentleness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gentleness (page history and authors); சிதர் (Tamil) (page history and authors); صلاحیت (Urdu) (page history and authors); মৃদুতা (Bengali) (page history and authors); నింపాది (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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