as in kindness
the quality of having a generally kind and agreeable manner
The students quickly learned that despite their new teacher's gentleness, good grades had to be earned through hard work.
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Recent Examples of gentleness
During Valentine's season, focus on warmth, coziness, and gentleness.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Our test parent loved the gentleness over the typical abrupt tapping their teen on the shoulder to rise.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
Like a steady flow of water helps sustain life, balanced kidneys promote gentleness, calmness and wisdom.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
All the staples of Lynch are present throughout the film, from offbeat characters to haunting sound design, but also a purity and gentleness that contrasts with pretty much all of his other work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gentleness
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
Our test parent loved the gentleness over the typical abrupt tapping their teen on the shoulder to rise.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 28 Jan. 2025
Like a steady flow of water helps sustain life, balanced kidneys promote gentleness, calmness and wisdom.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
All the staples of Lynch are present throughout the film, from offbeat characters to haunting sound design, but also a purity and gentleness that contrasts with pretty much all of his other work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gentleness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleness
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At the time of publication, the video of her efforts has been watched over 228,000 times, with users flocking to offer words of kindness in the comments section.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Becky’s independence, kindness, determination and beauty will live on through her forever.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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However much time a team spends in the wild, Gregory told IndieWire that the key to grabbing successful footage from that one percent of animal time is not patience.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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Neal runs with a nice blend of patience and decisiveness to choose the right lanes and maximize each carry.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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Its salt tolerance, the authors suggest, was lost in later alligators but maintained in crocodiles.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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That business model has pushed Roku to experiment with new ways of showing ads that test users’ tolerance.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, as costs continue to rise, ensuring the future of these festivals depends on the generosity of attendees.—
Pamela Maass,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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The generosity of donors and volunteers filled him with gratitude.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2025
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What truly holds marriages together is truth delivered with tenderness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Charcuterie and cheese, potatoes and onions, meat and offal: These are the ingredients that animate Harris’s chalkboard menu, all old friends, treated with a grandmotherly mix of tenderness and brawn.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Gentleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleness. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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