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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His plan was to breed bees that were better adapted to Brazil's climate while retaining the gentleness and high honey-producing traits of the Western honey bees.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
His carelessness of practical things caused him to be cheated and defrauded frequently, to the indignation of his wife especially; but the gentleness of his forgiveness of a wrong was trying sometimes.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The result is a layered conversation in which many contemporary themes such as colonisation and gender structures intersect and are revealed with gentleness and irony.
Where These Flowers BloomAna Margarita Flores
CATERINA DE BIASIO Thank you for accepting my invitation.
—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
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
His carelessness of practical things caused him to be cheated and defrauded frequently, to the indignation of his wife especially; but the gentleness of his forgiveness of a wrong was trying sometimes.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The result is a layered conversation in which many contemporary themes such as colonisation and gender structures intersect and are revealed with gentleness and irony.
Where These Flowers BloomAna Margarita Flores
CATERINA DE BIASIO Thank you for accepting my invitation.
—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
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 19 Jul. 2025.
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