GENTLENESS Synonyms: 202 Similar and Opposite Words

gentleness

noun

Definition of gentleness

as in kindness

the quality of having a generally kind and agreeable manner The students quickly learned that despite their new teacher's gentleness, good grades had to be earned through hard work.

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Recent Examples of gentleness Practice kindness, and goodness and faithfulness and gentleness and self-control. — Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 There’s a gentleness and a simplicity. — Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 June 2026 Your gentleness with yourself becomes real strength. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026 Each with a bespoke gentleness to their rhythms, these newest works by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Koji Fukada, and grand master Hirokazu Koreeda have been met with differing degrees of enthusiasm, per the many critics’ grids floating around. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gentleness

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleness

Noun

Life would not be the same without you, your vision, your kindness, your compassion, your love, your sexiness, your intelligence, your warmth, your friendship, your wisdom.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Post Malone and comedian Michelle Buteau appear as members of the community who help demonstrate how even small acts of kindness can make a meaningful difference during recovery.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 July 2026

Definition of kindness

Noun

The former brings rich, caramel notes, while the latter adds a lighter, floral sweetness that complements orange zest, cardamom, and cinnamon.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
The rum is there for body, the brandy gives an oaky texture, the orgeat a floral, nutty sweetness, and the orange thins it out and helps mask the strength.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweetness

Noun

In Japan, this kind of attentiveness is understood through omotenashi.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Even in novels centered on Millennial inaction or stasis, such as Pond, by Claire-Louise Bennett, a kind of attentiveness is necessary to advance beyond rhetorical water-treading.

— Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of attentiveness

Noun

Hyuk-Woon Kwon, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to France, added that while fusion energy development requires long-term patience and multi-generational cooperation, the installation milestone demonstrates steady progress.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
While he was surprised by his fellow Klutch Sports Group client’s decision, Moody preached patience to Warriors fans fretting about their own team’s inactivity this offseason.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of patience

Noun

This requires not only top-notch information, but also responsiveness.

— Nancy Marshall, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The program plays a central role in maintaining US maritime advantage by ensuring warfighters have access to vessels with exceptional endurance, stealth, responsiveness, and advanced warfighting capabilities.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of responsiveness

Noun

Visiting them together would require careful planning, advance reservations and a willingness to cover significant distances.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
To be clear, this willingness to dip into their position-player talent is merely a partial picture of what is possible at their deadline.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of willingness

Noun

The joyful event happened against a backdrop of rising reports of verbal and physical assaults on members of the LGBTQ+ community in the Netherlands, that has long been considered a haven of tolerance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Debugging the motor was an enormous challenge as well, because the tolerances there had to be exact.

— Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of tolerance

Noun

In my experience, companies that decline to run it voluntarily tend to end up running it under duress, with fewer options and less generosity available to their people.

— Andrew Sorohan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Sixteen first-time finishers received complimentary buckles through the generosity of Lynn Marks and Tom Noll, while five junior riders successfully completed the course.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026