gentleness

gen·tle  (jntl)

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 domestic animal, for instance): gentle a horse.

4. To raise to the status of a noble.

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[Middle English gentil, courteous, noble, from Old French, from Latin gentlis, of the same clan, from gns, gent-, clan; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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gentle·ness n.

gently adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gentleness - the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual gradualness gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
	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" mildness, softness personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving

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gentleness

noun tenderness, compassion, kindness, consideration, sympathy, sweetness, softness, mildness, kindliness

Translations

gentleness [ˈdʒɛntlnɪs] n → dulzura; [of touch] → suavidad f

gentleness [ˈdʒɛntlnɪs] n → douceur f

gentleness [ˈdʒɛntlnɪs] gentle n (see adj) → Sanftheit f; Leichtheit f; Zartheit f

gentleness [ˈdʒɛntlnɪs] n → delicatezza; dolcezza