Definition for Gentleness:

• mildness of manner or disposition

Synonyms for Gentleness:

• n.

  •
  • carefulness,
  • caution.
  •
  • obedience.
  •affection (noun)
  • tenderness.
  •attribute (noun)
  • mildness,
  • gentleness,
  • softness,
  • gradualness.
  •clemency (noun)
  • soft heartedness,
  • sufferances,
  • caritases,
  • lifesavers,
  • soft-heartednesses,
  • softheartednesses,
  • soft heartednesses.
  •courtesy (noun)
  • courtliness,
  • comity,
  • graciousness,
  • good behavior,
  • Gallantness,
  • Comities,
  • politeness,
  • politesse,
  • Mannerliness,
  • good breeding,
  • suavity.
  •docility (noun)
  • meekness,
  • tameness.
  •femininity (noun)
  • femineities,
  • womanlinesses,
  • feminalities.
  •forgiveness (noun)
  • clemency.
  •physical sensitivity (noun)
  • fragility,
  • Sweetness,
  • pliancy,
  • delicacy,
  • pliability,
  • smoothness.
  •refinement (noun)
  • dis criminations,
  • fine tunings,
  • dis crimination,
  • dis-crimination,
  • dis-criminations.
  •softness (noun)
  • litheness,
  • tractability,
  • mushiness,
  • elasticity,
  • malleability,
  • plasticity.
  •tenderness (noun)
  • lovingnesses.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • courtesy.
  •
  • manhood.

Paraphrases for Gentleness:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    softness.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Sweetness, kindness, smoothness, delicacy, friendliness.

Antonyms for Gentleness:

• n.

  • attribute
    abruptness.
  • intentional mildness
    imperviousness, roughness, hardness.
  • Other antonyms:
    penalty, Implacability, vengeance, sternness, punishment, steepness, revenge, harshness, severity, rigor, precipitousness, justice, cruelty.

Gentleness Sentence Examples:

• From him chiefly we learn to add to our thought of perfect love and gentleness that of One whom the zeal of God's house ate up.

• He touched the blossoms and spoke with great gentleness.

Hyponym for Gentleness:

• n.

  • attribute
    personal manner, gradient, slope, manner.