ALL meanings of gentleness
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G g - noun gentleness The state of being gentle. 1
- adjective gentleness kindly; amiable: a gentle manner. 1
- adjective gentleness not severe, rough, or violent; mild: a gentle wind; a gentle tap on the shoulder. 1
- adjective gentleness moderate: gentle heat. 1
- adjective gentleness gradual: a gentle slope. 1
- adjective gentleness of good birth or family; wellborn. 1
- adjective gentleness characteristic of good birth; honorable; respectable: a gentle upbringing. 1
- adjective gentleness easily handled or managed; tractable: a gentle animal. 1
- adjective gentleness soft or low: a gentle sound. 1
- adjective gentleness polite; refined: Consider, gentle reader, my terrible predicament at this juncture. 1
- adjective gentleness entitled to a coat of arms; armigerous. 1
- adjective gentleness Archaic. noble; chivalrous: a gentle knight. 1
- verb with object gentleness to tame; render tractable. 1
- verb with object gentleness to mollify; calm; pacify. 1
- verb with object gentleness to make gentle. 1
- verb with object gentleness to stroke; soothe by petting. 1
- verb with object gentleness to ennoble; dignify. 1
- noun gentleness the quality of being gentle 0
- noun gentleness a property of elementary particles, conserved in certain strong interactions 0