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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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 June 2025
This suggests that meeting your pain with gentleness rather than judgment or avoidance, can be deeply protective.
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For a group of young men with a lethal stage presence, their private personas are marked by gentleness, always leading with manners, and respect.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 20 June 2025
This suggests that meeting your pain with gentleness rather than judgment or avoidance, can be deeply protective.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Without a personal template for gentleness, creating new patterns can feel like swimming against the tide.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
For a group of young men with a lethal stage presence, their private personas are marked by gentleness, always leading with manners, and respect.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
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 2 Jul. 2025.
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