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gentleness
gen·tle G0088600 (jĕn′tl)adj. gen·tler, gen·tlest 1. Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.2. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft: a gentle scolding; a gentle tapping at the window.3. Easily managed or handled; docile: a gentle horse.4. Not steep or sudden; gradual: a gentle incline.5. a. Of good family; wellborn: a child of gentle birth.b. Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite: a gentle greeting to a stranger.6. Archaic Noble; chivalrous: a gentle knight.n. Archaic One of good birth or relatively high station.tr.v. gen·tled, gen·tling, gen·tles 1. To make less severe or intense: The peaceful sunset gentled her dreadful mood.2. To soothe, as by stroking; pacify.3. To tame or break (a horse).4. Obsolete To raise to the status of a noble.
[Middle English gentil, courteous, noble, from Old French, from Latin gentīlis, of the same clan, from gēns, gent-, clan; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
gen′tle·ness n.gen′tly adv.gentleness (ˈdʒɛntəlnɪs) n1. the quality of being gentle2. (General Physics) physics a property of elementary particles, conserved in certain strong interactions. See also charm17Gentleness See Also: KINDNESS - Gentle as a newborn colt —Rex Reed In Reed’s novel, Personal Effects, the gentle behavior is that of a man making love.
- (Looked as) gentle as a suckling dove —Arthur Train
- Gently as a whisper —Slogan for door checks, Sargent & Co.
- Tender as dusk —Jessamyn West
- Tenderly as a mother —John Greenleaf Whittier
- Tender as young love —Maxwell Anderson
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | gentleness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradualgradualnessgradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" | | 2. | gentleness - acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"mildness, softnesspersonal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving |
gentlenessnoun tenderness, compassion, kindness, consideration, sympathy, sweetness, softness, mildness, kindliness the gentleness with which she treated her pregnant motherTranslationsgentle (ˈdʒentl) adjective1. (of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way. a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle. 和善的 和善的2. not strong or rough. a gentle breeze. 和緩的 轻柔的，柔和的 3. (of hills) rising gradually. a gentle slope. 坡度平緩的 和缓的，徐缓的 ˈgently adverb 和善地 文雅地ˈgentleness noun 和善 和善IdiomsSeegentleGentleness
GentlenessBrown, Matildameek, mild heroine. [Br. Lit.: Cranford]Casperthe Friendly Ghost meek little ghost who desires only to make friends. [Comics: Horn, 162]Cordeliagentle daughter of Lear. [Br. Lit.: King Lear]Elianteher kind heart contrasted with Celimene’s caustic wit. [Fr. Lit.: Le Misanthrope]Gentle Benmassive but extremely tame bear. [TV: Terrace, I, 302]mallowtraditional symbol of gentleness or mildness. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]March, Beththe domestic, sensitive, sweater-knitting March daughter. [Am. Lit.: Little Women]Virgiliameek, gentle wife of Coriolanus. [Br. Lit.: Coriolanus]Wilkes, Melaniegentle, mild-mannered, dutiful Southern wife. [Am. Lit.: Gone With the Wind]gentleness
Synonyms for gentlenessnoun tendernessSynonyms- tenderness
- compassion
- kindness
- consideration
- sympathy
- sweetness
- softness
- mildness
- kindliness
Synonyms for gentlenessnoun the property possessed by a slope that is very gradualSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-temperedSynonymsRelated Words |