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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Vitamin C Derivatives: Modified versions sacrifice some potency for stability and gentleness.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 29 July 2025
Dave Bautista gives a quietly mesmerizing performance as Leonard—a hulking figure whose soft-spoken gentleness only heightens the unease—joined by a scruffily unnerving Rupert Grint and wrenching turns from Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff as the parents.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
During Valentine's season, focus on warmth, coziness, and gentleness.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
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.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 29 July 2025
Dave Bautista gives a quietly mesmerizing performance as Leonard—a hulking figure whose soft-spoken gentleness only heightens the unease—joined by a scruffily unnerving Rupert Grint and wrenching turns from Ben Aldridge and Jonathan Groff as the parents.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 July 2025
During Valentine's season, focus on warmth, coziness, and gentleness.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025
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.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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