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Definition of Gentleness

1. Noun. The property possessed by a slope that is very gradual.

2. Noun. Acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered. "Even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"

Definition of Gentleness

1. n. The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.

Definition of Gentleness

1. Noun. The state of being gentle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gentleness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentleness

gentleman scientist gentlemanhood gentlemanish gentlemanlike gentlemanliness gentlemanly gentlemanship gentleman’s agreement gentlemen gentlemen's agreement

gentlemen's club gentlemen and scholars gentlemen farmers gentlemen of leisure gentleness (current term) gentlenesses gentlepeople gentleperson gentlepersons gentler

gentles gentleship gentlesse gentlest gentlewoman gentlewomanliness gentlewomanly gentlewomen gentling

Literary usage of Gentleness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1891)
"gentleness is a kind of moderation with respect l to anger; but there is no recognized name for him who strictly observes the mean, and scarcely any ..."

2. The Treasury of British Eloquence: Specimens of Brilliant Orations by the by Robert Cochrane (1877)
"ON gentleness." To be wise in our own eyes, to be wise in the opinion of the world, and to be wise in the sight of God, are three things so very different, ..."

3. The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best by Lindley Murray (1823)
"To promote the virtue of gentleness we ought to view our character with an impartial eye; and to learn, ... Can we look for clemency or gentleness from our ..."

4. Sermons by Hugh Blair (1822)
"ON gentleness. The wisdom that is from above—is gentle JAMES, iii. 17. TO be wise in our own eyes, to be wise in the opinion of the world, and to be wise in ..."

5. Christ and His Salvation: In Sermons Variously Related Thereto by Horace Bushnell (1869)
"THE gentleness OF GOD. "Thy gentleness hath made me great."—Ps. xviii. 35. gentleness in a deity—what other religion ever took up such a thought? ..."

6. A Commentary on the Psalms: From Primitive and Mediaeval Writers and from by John Mason Neale, Richard Frederick Littledale (1871)
"By means of gentleness, for it pacifies all. For gentleness hath come upon us. The lion dies, the tiger dies, the adder dies, and where then is the lion's ..."

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