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# gentleness

«gentleness» in Mova's school dictionary: **the quality of being kind, calm and careful, not rough or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (gentleness, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Gentleness is the quality of being kind, calm and careful, not rough or harsh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#m1)

2) Softness or mildness: the gentleness of a breeze or a slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and religious education gentleness is a virtue; Christians list it among the «fruit of the Spirit» in Paul's letter to the Galatians. In everyday life gentleness is needed with babies, pets and people who are upset. Phrases: «with gentleness», «great gentleness», «gentleness and kindness».

### examples

- She held the baby bird with great gentleness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x1)
- The vet treated the frightened dog with gentleness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x2)
- Gentleness is a strength, not a weakness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x3)
- Christians count gentleness among the fruit of the Spirit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x4)
- The teacher spoke with gentleness to the crying boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x5)
- I like the gentleness of the summer breeze. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x6)
- Grandpa's gentleness made everyone feel safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x7)
- Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/#x8)

### note

Uncountable: no plural. From the adjective «gentle» + -ness; adverb «gently». Opposite: roughness, harshness.

### In the corpora

- [The Bible (1 Peter 3:15) asks Christians to be ready to give a reason for their hope, with gentleness and respect.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/39-how-to-argue-reasons-and-evidence/19/)
- [If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.191/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gentleness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.