mansuetude

UK/ˈman.swɪ.tjuːd//mænˈsuət(j)ud/

mansuetude noun: gentleness, tameness.

Noun

mansuetude (countable and uncountable, plural mansuetudes)

(archaic) Gentleness, tameness.
- That I use all mildness or mansuetude in admonishing; the angry passionate correption being rather apt to provoke, than to amend.1647, Henry Hammond, Of Fraternal Admonition Or Correption, page 5
- Quo me rapis? Quo indeed. My whole conduct, meekness, mansuetude, voluntary abasement, astonishes me.1972, Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain

mansuetude meaning in Urdu and Bengali

mansuetude in Urdu

مسکینی, نرمی, شرافت

mansuetude in Bengali

নম্রতা, বিনয়

Forms of mansuetude

plural	mansuetudes

Origin of mansuetude

Via Middle French mansuetude or directly from Latin mansuētūdō, from mansuētus, perfect passive participle of mansuēscō (“to tame”), from manus (“hand”) + suēscō (“become accustomed”).

Words formed from mansuetude

mansuetudinous

Questions about mansuetude

What does mansuetude mean?: Mansuetude means gentleness, tameness.
What is mansuetude in Urdu?: Mansuetude in Urdu is مسکینی, نرمی, شرافت. See Mansuetude meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is mansuetude?: Mansuetude is a noun.
How do you pronounce mansuetude?: Mansuetude is pronounced /ˈman.swɪ.tjuːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of mansuetude?: The plural of mansuetude is mansuetudes.

Words near mansuetude in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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