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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Set in Olivier’s home, the campaign comes to life through a delicate balance of gentleness and audacity, a duality woven into its narrative.
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Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
This gentleness and this geometry were at the root of the Bethe ansatz’s power, as the Australian physicist Rodney Baxter argued in the early 1970s.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Like a steady flow of water helps sustain life, balanced kidneys promote gentleness, calmness and wisdom.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But mostly he’s got a freakishly normal Zen gentleness about him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
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Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
This gentleness and this geometry were at the root of the Bethe ansatz’s power, as the Australian physicist Rodney Baxter argued in the early 1970s.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Like a steady flow of water helps sustain life, balanced kidneys promote gentleness, calmness and wisdom.
—Joseph Sudhip, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But mostly he’s got a freakishly normal Zen gentleness about him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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