He had a gentleness that was attractive to women.
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Gentleness
//ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs//
Synonyms for "gentleness" (165 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (50)
douceurdovelikenessdowninesseasinesseasygoingnesseleganceetherealityevennessfaintnessfeatherinessfeeblenessflatnessfloatabilityflossinessfluffinessfoaminessfondnessforbearanceforbearingfrothiness
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genialitygenteelnessgentilitygentlemanlikenessgentlemanlinessgolden meangood breedinggood dispositiongood humorgood naturegood tempergoodnaturednessgoodtemperednessgossamerinessgradualnesshappy mediumhumanenesshumanityhumilityimpartialityindistinctnessindulgeinsolidityjudiciousnessjuste milieujuste-milieukindnesslack of weight
Noun(2 words)
Related words (82)
ladylikenesslamblikenesslaxnesslenienceleniencylenientnesslenitylevitationlevitylightnesslownessmeden aganmeeknessmellownessmercifulnessmercymiddle waymildnessmoderatenessmoderation
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moderationismmorbidezzaneutralitynonresistivenessnonrigiditynonviolencenothing in excesspacifismpatiencepeaceablenesspityplushinesspolishprudencepulpinessquietnessrefinementreposerestraintruthfulnesssatininessself-abnegationself-controlself-denialself-restraintserenitysilkinesssobrietysoftheartednesssoftnesssponginessstabilitysteadinesssubaudibilitysubduednesssweetnesstamenesstemperancetemperatenesstender feelingtenderheartednesstendernesstolerancetranquillityunclearnessunexcessivenessunextravaganceunextremenessunheavinessunsolidityvelvetinessvia mediavolatilitywarm heartwarmheartednessweaknessweightlessnessyeastiness
Noun(4 words)
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2 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
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1 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 31 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πραότης noun (being gentle)
Bulgarian
2 entries- благост noun (being gentle)
- кротост noun (being gentle)
Dutch
1 entries- minzaamheid noun (being gentle)
Estonian
1 entries- õrnus noun (being gentle)
Faroese
1 entries- góðska noun (being gentle)
Finnish
1 entries- hellävaraisuus noun (being gentle)
Friulian
1 entries- dolčôr noun (being gentle)
Georgian
4 entries- სიკეთე noun (being gentle)
- სიმშვიდე noun (being gentle)
- სირბილე noun (being gentle)
- სიწყნარე noun (being gentle)
German
1 entries- Sanftmut noun (being gentle)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹 noun (being gentle)
Hiligaynon
1 entries- kalagday noun (being gentle)
Hindi
2 entries- कोमलता noun (being gentle)
- सौम्यता noun (being gentle)
Hungarian
1 entries- gyengédség noun (being gentle)
Icelandic
1 entries- blíða noun (being gentle)
Italian
4 entries- delicatezza noun (being gentle)
- dolcezza noun (being gentle)
- garbo noun (being gentle)
- mansuetudine noun (being gentle)
Japanese
2 entries- 優 noun (being gentle)
- 親切 noun (being gentle)
Korean
1 entries- 친절 noun (being gentle)
Latin
4 entries- clēmentia noun (being gentle)
- indulgentia noun (being gentle)
- lēnitās noun (being gentle)
- lēnitūdō noun (being gentle)
Old Armenian
1 entries- զգօնութիւն noun (being gentle)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- щедрота noun (being gentle)
Old French
1 entries- dolçor noun (being gentle)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Jelindichkjeit noun (being gentle)
Polish
2 entries- delikatność noun (being gentle)
- łagodność noun (being gentle)
Portuguese
1 entries- gentileza noun (being gentle)
Romanian
2 entries- blândețe noun (being gentle)
- gentilețe noun (being gentle)
Russian
2 entries- доброта́ noun (being gentle)
- мя́гкость noun (being gentle)
Sanskrit
2 entries- मृदु noun (being gentle)
- साधु noun (being gentle)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- soineanntachd noun (being gentle)
- suairceas noun (being gentle)
- sèimhe noun (being gentle)
Sicilian
1 entries- cori noun (being gentle)
Spanish
2 entries- dulzura noun (being gentle)
- suavidad noun (being gentle)
Zulu
1 entries- ubumnene noun (being gentle)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Gentleness and cheerfulness, these come before all morality; they are the perfect duties.
Source: tatoeba (906662)
Your touch has the gentleness of a poem.
Source: tatoeba (4895468)
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
Source: tatoeba (5030681)
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