gentleness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
  2. noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered

Etymology

From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

gradualness

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