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   Gen·tle·ness

   /ˈjen(t)əlnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered: "Michael was admired for his gentleness and tolerance"
   • 2. softness of action or effect; lightness: "the gentleness of his touch"
   • ▪ the state of having only gradual inclines: "the gentleness of the terrain"
   • 3. a courteous or chivalrous quality attributed to noble birth: archaic "the gentleness of English civilization is mixed up with barbarities"

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   Gentleness is the quality or state of being gentle, especially mildness of manners or disposition. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries for gentleness.

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   What does gentleness mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of GENTLENESS is the quality or state of being gentle; especially : mildness of manners or disposition.

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   Where did the word gentleness come from?

   • gentleness (n.) c. 1300, "inherited nature," from gentle + -ness. Meaning "freedom from harshness or violence" is from 1610s. adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable.

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   What is gentleness in the Bible?

   • Paul uses the concept of gentleness when describing his love and care for those whom he led to Christ: “We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children” (I Thessalonians 2:7). 98Gentleness Gentleness

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   Why do we need gentleness?

   • And more especially when we look at man, at ourselves — the work, the purchase, and the temple of God — there is still greater need of that gentleness, χρηστότης, benignitas, which makes us move amidst all these wonders with something of the manners and the refinement of one who is of the race of heaven.

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   Gentleness is the quality of being calm, kind, or soft, or not being violent, severe, or steep. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

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   Gentleness is the quality of having a generally kind and agreeable manner. Find 202 similar and opposite words for gentleness, such as kindness, sweetness, patience, tolerance, and hardness, sternness, rigidity, harshness.

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   gentleness: 1 n acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered “his fingers have learned gentleness ” Synonyms: mildness , softness Type of: manner , personal manner a way of acting or behaving n the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual Synonyms: gradualness Antonyms: abruptness , precipitousness , steepness the ...

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   ˈgentleness definition: the quality of being gentle. See examples of ˈGENTLENESS used in a sentence.

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    Gentleness is the quality of being gentle, mild, kind, or tender. Find out the meaning, usage, and examples of gentleness in different contexts, such as physics, manners, and animals.