Gentleness
['dʒɛntlnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
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Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.
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Examples
- Meg saw the girls glance at it and then at one another, and her cheeks began to burn, for with all her gentleness she was very proud. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She has the gentleness of the dove, Mr Fledgeby. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- What could more delightfully prove that the warmth of her heart was equal to its gentleness? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Harriet was not insensible of manner; she had voluntarily noticed her father's gentleness with admiration as well as wonder. Jane Austen. Emma.
- People were surprised at his gentleness to the boy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The heavenly gentleness of his smile made his apologies irresistible. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He received everything I said with patience and gentleness, but it all rebounded from him without taking the least effect. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She had even learnt to detect, in the very gentleness which had first delighted her, an affectation and a sameness to disgust and weary. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- They have more gentleness. Jane Austen. Emma.
- She raised her eyes for a moment as she said the words; and then they fell again, in all their gentleness and mildness, on his face. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I asked, with the utmost possible gentleness, as soon as I had done. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Still, the gentleness with which he treated me during the rest of the day, went somehow to my heart. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr. van der Luyden looked at him with extreme gentleness. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He expressed great gentleness and kindness for my father's state, and I am sure he felt it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Your dog is a philosopher who judges by the rule of knowing or not knowing; and philosophy, whether in man or beast, is the parent of gentleness. Plato. The Republic.
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