gentleness
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Definition of gentleness
: the quality or state of being gentle especially : mildness of manners or disposition
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At this point, Porter conjured uncommon intimacy in the spacious auditorium, thanks to the quiet ardor of his vocals and the gentleness of the symphonic accompaniment led by conductor Outwater. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Gregory Porter sounds sumptuous with CSO," 12 June 2018 But after Max is murdered, Gus grows ruthless, vengeful, and manipulative, and his gentleness morphs into a strategic inscrutability. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "The best villains on TV," 6 July 2018 In some not-quite-definable way, the film itself is all of a piece with Rogers’s principled gentleness. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, "5 movies you should see this month," 29 June 2018 In addition to its gentleness and cost (aquamation for dogs runs anywhere from $150 to $400, while cremation is around $100), veterinarians and pet funeral homes began to market aquamation’s environmental benefits. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "The Fight for the Right to Be Cremated by Water," 14 June 2018 One day, in church, Little St. Don heard the priest speaking of someone named Jesus Christ, who was greater and more powerful than any one of us, paradoxically, through his very gentleness. — George Saunders, The New Yorker, "Little St. Don," 19 Feb. 2016 In some not-quite-definable way, the film itself is all of a piece with Rogers’s principled gentleness. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, "5 movies you should see this month," 29 June 2018 This helps us to understand them with compassion and gentleness, letting go of that which does not serve us. — Jodie Layne, Teen Vogue, "Lunar Eclipse 2018: What You Need to Know," 3 July 2018 In some not-quite-definable way, the film itself is all of a piece with Rogers’s principled gentleness. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, "5 movies you should see this month," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gentleness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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