Gentleness

Definitions

The state of being gentle.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[S]he [Sabrina, a water nymph] reviv'd, / And undervvent a quicke, immortall change⟳ / Made goddeſſe of the river; ſtill ſhe retaines / Her maiden gentleneſſe, […]”

Comus

“Willie spends his bus money home playing a song to dance⟳ to on the jukebox in an effort to comfort Sam, and unlike Hally, who struck out at his old friend when his life began to go wrong, Sam does not pass⟳ down Hally's hatefulness, but instead treats Willie with the same gentleness he has shown toward him throughout the play⟳.”

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