Wordage.info

the free tool for word discovery

Wordage.info / gentleness

Exact Match:

gentleness: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough"

Synonyms:

Related Words:

pulpiness collapse

mercifulness collapse: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"; the feeling that motivates compassion

good humor collapse: a cheerful and agreeable mood

bonhomie collapse

weightlessness collapse

clemency collapse: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

gentility collapse

buoyancy collapse: the tendency to float in water or other liquid; cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

mellowness collapse: geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana; a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble"; a taste (especially of fruit) that is ripe and of full flavor; kindheartedness through maturity or old age

conservatism collapse: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

pity collapse: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"

juste milieu collapse

compassion collapse: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

humility collapse: a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"; a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"

bleeding heart collapse: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged; garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers

volatility collapse: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"; the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor

happy medium collapse

impartiality collapse: an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally

mercy collapse: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"; something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

self-restraint collapse: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

temperance collapse: the act of tempering; the trait of avoiding excesses

levitation collapse: the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means; movement upward in virtue of lightness; the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means

abnegation collapse: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

laxness collapse: the quality of being lax and neglectful; the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"

geniality collapse

indulge collapse: enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"; give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"

pacifism collapse: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

nonviolence collapse

mildness collapse: good weather with comfortable temperatures

airiness collapse: lightness in movement or manner; the property of something weightless and insubstantial; the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air

fondness collapse: a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

serenity collapse

lowness collapse: a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.); "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates"; the condition of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling"

humanity collapse: the quality of being humane

continence collapse: the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters; voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

self-denial collapse: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

evenness collapse: the quality of being balanced; a quality of uniformity and lack of variation; the parity of even numbers (divisible by two)

decrescendo collapse: (music) a gradual decrease in loudness; gradually decreasing in volume; grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"

kindness collapse: a kind act; the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

forbearance collapse: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

1

Advertisement