gentleness
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gen·tle
(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.
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gentleness
(ˈdʒɛntəlnɪs)n
1. the quality of being gentle
2. (General Physics) physics a property of elementary particles, conserved in certain strong interactions. See also charm17
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Gentleness
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
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Noun | 1. | gentleness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual |
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" personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving |
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gentleness
noun tenderness, compassion, kindness, consideration, sympathy, sweetness, softness, mildness, kindliness the gentleness with which she treated her pregnant mother
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لَطافَه
jemnostmírnost
blidhedrolighedsvaghed
elõkelõ származás
mildi; mÿkt
gentleness
[ˈdʒentlnɪs] N1. (= gentle nature) [of person] → dulzura f (de carácter); [of manner, voice] → dulzura f, delicadeza f; [of smile] → dulzura f, ternura f; [of hint, reminder, rebuke] → lo discreto; [of animal] → mansedumbre f, docilidad f
2. (= care) (in handling sth/sb) → cuidado m; (= consideration) → consideración f
3. (= mildness) [of shampoo, soap, etc] → suavidad f
5. (= not steepness) [of slope] → suavidad f
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gentleness
n
→ Sanftheit f; (of animal) → Zahmheit f; (of treatment) → Behutsamkeit f; (of touch, colour) → Zartheit f, → Sanftheit f; (of pace, exercise) → Gemächlichkeit f
(= mildness: of detergent, lotion, cream) → Milde f
(= subtlety) → Milde f
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gentleness
[ˈdʒɛntlnɪs] n (see adj) → dolcezza; (XXX) → delicatezza; (XXX) → discrezione f; (XXX) → leggerezzaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gentle
(ˈdʒentl) adjective1. (of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way. a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.
2. not strong or rough. a gentle breeze.
3. (of hills) rising gradually. a gentle slope.
ˈgently adverbˈgentleness noun
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