gentleness
noun
gen·tle·ness
ˈjen-tᵊl-nəs 
: the quality or state of being gentle
especially
: mildness of manners or disposition
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From Deadwood to Gone Girl, Sons of Anarchy to Briarpatch, Treme to Friday Night Lights, Dickens has long been a character actor who can, as Billie Eilish would say, hit hard and soft, exuding both soothing gentleness and no-nonsense authority.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Breaking The Barrier Of Your Comfort Zone While the soft life promotes ease and gentleness, another important reminder is that true growth often happens outside your comfort zone.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
But in ice sheets, the gentleness of the collisions preserved many more quantities.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Later in the film, François Arnaud plays a dreamy/nightmare client, matching her gentleness with mad intensity, while giving their scenes together a charge that carries the film into its frenzied conclusion with bold poise.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 11 July 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Breaking The Barrier Of Your Comfort Zone While the soft life promotes ease and gentleness, another important reminder is that true growth often happens outside your comfort zone.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
But in ice sheets, the gentleness of the collisions preserved many more quantities.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Later in the film, François Arnaud plays a dreamy/nightmare client, matching her gentleness with mad intensity, while giving their scenes together a charge that carries the film into its frenzied conclusion with bold poise.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for gentleness
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“Gentleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gentleness. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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