Antonyms for gentleness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jen-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn tl |
Definition of gentleness
Origin :- c.1300, "inherited nature," from gentle + -ness. Meaning "freedom from harshness and violence" is from 1610s.
- noun intentional mildness
- noun physical sensitivity
- noun docility
- "Trouble him not," murmured the melancholy man, with gentleness.
- Extract from : « The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Notwithstanding their gentleness, during the first year the Huberts were often discouraged.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Gentleness and mercy should blend their benign influences with justice.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- He had been early trained to gentleness, docility, and goodness.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- All the lines in his face were those of gentleness and truth.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- And because he had too abiding a gentleness to say it, the insanity of her anger rose anew.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- A woman must persuade men by gentleness—not govern them by force.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- There was a playfulness about her nips and a gentleness that prevented them from really hurting him.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- He does not deserve these uncandid constructions; he is all gentleness and goodness.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- The shepherds assume the guise of gentleness and simplicity.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
Synonyms for gentleness
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