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Meanings of gentleness in English
Synonyms
Examples for "softness"
Examples for "softness"
1
Despite the softness of her voice, the words carried to the others.
2
The rugged fortress lay swathed in the softness of the creamy light.
3
But the softness is there; everything in this twilight temple is soft.
4
The first confused hardness with progress; the second confused softness with progress.
5
I heard the softness in her voice when she mentioned your name.
1
The mildness of it brought the tenement dwellers to windows and doors.
2
The mildness of poets absolutely arose out of the mildness of antiquaries.
3
Unused to refusal, the natural mildness of her temper inclined to comply.
4
His countenance bore the expression of sensibility and great mildness of disposition.
5
The mildness, the condescension which I now witnessed thrilled to my heart.
Usage of gentleness in English
1
People left home in different ways, some in gentleness, others in anger.
2
A lion in strength and might; a dove in gentleness and humility.
3
A lion in strength and power; a dove in gentleness and humility.
4
My father knows nothing about gentleness anymore, nothing about mercy or love.
5
On the other hand the philosopher will have the quality of gentleness.
6
In proof of which gentleness I adduce his adventure with the rabbit.
7
Her gentleness quite upsets me at times; it jars on my nerves.
8
Again his voice was softened to a great gentleness; yet it compelled.
9
In the gentleness of your heart you kissed me-and-shesawthat kiss.
10
I touched her pulse; it was beating with a wayward, fluttering gentleness.
11
The warm gentleness of the voice thrilled her with a sudden sympathy.
12
The calm of the man, the gentleness of his tones were irresistible.
13
I spend my days now breaking down meat, with control, gentleness, serenity.
14
This family was governed with great strictness; firmness was united with gentleness.
15
But the spiritual man must learn the lesson of gentleness and long-suffering.
16
That Character is the type of all strength and of all gentleness.
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Translations for gentleness
Spanish
Gentleness through the time
Gentleness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common