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
If your child is displaying any of these signs, gentleness is your best option for supporting them.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Set in Olivier’s home, the campaign comes to life through a delicate balance of gentleness and audacity, a duality woven into its narrative.
—Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
This gentleness and this geometry were at the root of the Bethe ansatz’s power, as the Australian physicist Rodney Baxter argued in the early 1970s.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
But mostly he’s got a freakishly normal Zen gentleness about him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Set in Olivier’s home, the campaign comes to life through a delicate balance of gentleness and audacity, a duality woven into its narrative.
—Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
This gentleness and this geometry were at the root of the Bethe ansatz’s power, as the Australian physicist Rodney Baxter argued in the early 1970s.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
But mostly he’s got a freakishly normal Zen gentleness about him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gentleness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleness
Noun
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His unwavering faith, kindness, and dedication to serving others have left an indelible mark on all who knew him.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sure, the product is important, but kindness—the opposite of rudeness and apathy—is what keeps them coming back.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Creating an effective back office requires experimenting with hiring, management approaches and patience.—
Bekhruz Nagzibekov,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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What’s happened since then is almost a case study in what successful organizational patience — and failing organizational impatience — looks like.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) diagnoses prediabetes and diabetes.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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That includes investment goals, time horizon and tolerance for risk.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Healthy relationships allow for generosity without expectation, where both partners feel free to set boundaries without fear of emotional debt.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Though federal and state funding played an important role in these projects, they were driven more by the commitment and generosity of the individuals, families, and philanthropic organizations that make the Wildlands Partnership possible.—
Shelley Harms,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread With Peanut Crumble The combination of overripe banana and vegetable oil in this recipe for chocolate chip banana bread, adapted from baker Valerie Gordon, give it its just-right tenderness.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the discomfort felt in such areas, people with hip pain may also experience swelling, increased tenderness, bruising, difficulty walking, maintaining posture or even trouble sleeping.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Gentleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleness. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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