gentleness
pronunciation
How to pronounce gentleness in British English:
UK ['dʒentlnəs]
How to pronounce gentleness in American English:
US [ˈdʒɛntlnɪs]
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- Noun:
- the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
- mildness of manner or disposition
Word Origin
- gentleness (n.)
- c. 1300, "inherited nature," from gentle + -ness. Meaning "freedom from harshness or violence" is from 1610s.
Example
- 1. When someone is unkind to you , try responding with gentleness .
- 2. For a long time , I thought of compassion as softness , as kindness , and as gentleness .
- 3. It denigrates and belittles the qualities needed to care , such as patience and gentleness .
- 4. But in some ways the gentleness - and the relentless cheerfulness - of the video may in the end make it even more of a challenge to the consumer society it satirizes .
- 5. The message has an emotional tone that is authentically sad / fearful / angry and at the same time , is by marked by a rueful calm , by gentleness , and by courage .