gentleness

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gen=tle=ness
• COUNT in NET: 11 in 11 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses) (in NT : 10 in 10 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

gentleness, n. 

 The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc.; mildness.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

gentleness

abnegation, abstinence, acceptance, affability, airiness, amiability, ascent, bleeding heart, bonhomie, bowels of compassion, breeding, bubbliness, buoyancy, calm, calmness, clemency, clementness, compassion, compassionateness, conservatism, constraint, continence, control, cool, cordiality, cultivation, culture, daintiness, decrescendo, delicacy, dimness, dispassion, dovelikeness, downiness, easiness, easygoingness, elegance, ethereality, evenness, faintness, featheriness, feebleness, flatness, floatability, flossiness, fluffiness, foaminess, fondness, forbearance, forbearing, frothiness, geniality, genteelness, gentility, gentlemanlikeness, gentlemanliness, golden mean, good breeding, good disposition, good humor, good nature, good temper, goodnaturedness, goodtemperedness, gossameriness, happy medium, humaneness, humanity, humility, impartiality, indistinctness, insolidity, judiciousness, juste-milieu, lack of weight, ladylikeness, lamblikeness, laxness, lenience, leniency, lenientness, lenity, levitation, levity, lightness, lowness, meden agan, meekness, mellowness, mercifulness, mercy, middle way, mildness, moderateness, moderation, moderationism, morbidezza, neutrality, nonresistiveness, nonrigidity, nonviolence, nothing in excess, pacifism, patience, peaceableness, pity, plushiness, polish, prudence, pulpiness, quietness, refinement, repose, restraint, ruthfulness, satininess, self-abnegation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, serenity, silkiness, sobriety, softheartedness, softness, sponginess, stability, steadiness, subaudibility, subduedness, sweetness, tameness, temperance, temperateness, tender feeling, tenderheartedness, tenderness, tolerance, tranquillity, unclearness, unexcessiveness, unextravagance, unextremeness, unheaviness, unsolidity, velvetiness, via media, volatility, warm heart, warmheartedness, weakness, weightlessness, yeastiness

ROGET THESAURUS

gentleness

Lenity

N lenity, lenience, leniency, moderation, tolerance, toleration, mildness, gentleness, favor, indulgence, indulgency, clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter, compassion, lenient, mild, mild as milk, gentle, soft, tolerant, indulgent, easy-going, clement, forbearing, long-suffering.

Moderation

N moderation, lenity, temperateness, gentleness, sobriety, quiet, mental calmness, moderating, anaphrodisia, relaxation, remission, mitigation, tranquilization, assuagement, contemporation, pacification, measure, juste milieu, golden mean, ariston metron, moderator, lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum, rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, poppy or mandragora, wet blanket, palliative, moderate, lenient, gentle, mild, mellow, cool, sober, temperate, reasonable, measured, tempered, calm, unruffled, quiet, tranquil, still, slow, smooth, untroubled, tame, peaceful, peaceable, pacific, halcyon, unexciting, unirritating, soft, bland, oily, demulcent, lenitive, anodyne, hypnotic, sedative, antiorgastic, anaphrodisiac, mild as mother's milk, milk and water, moderately, gingerly, piano, under easy sail, at half speed, within bounds, within compass, in reason, est modue in rebus, pour oil on troubled waters.