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Meaning of Gentleness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs

Definitions

The state of being gentle.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اللطافة ذل رخم سهولة

Български благост

Bosanski доброта

Deutsch Sanftheit Sanftmut Sanftmütigkeit Weichheit Zartheit

Ελληνικά απαλότητα ημερότητα

Español dulzura suavidad

Eesti õrnus

Suomi helläkätisyys hellävaraisuus hempeämielisyys hempeys lempeys leppoisuus loivuus säyseys vienous

Gàidhlig sèimhe soineanntachd suairceas

हिन्दी कोमलता मृदुता सौम्यता

Hrvatski доброта

Magyar gyengédség

Íslenska blíða

Italiano delicatezza dolcezza garbo mansuetudine

日本語優寛柔和親切

ქართული სიკეთე სიმშვიდე სირბილე სიწყნარე

한국어 친절

Latina clementia indulgentia lēnitās lenitudo pietās

Nederlands minzaamheid

Polski delikatność łagodność

Português gentileza

Română blândețe gentilețe

Русский доброта мягкость

Српски доброта

Svenska fromsinthet ömsinthet saktmod saktmodighet sedighet skonsamhet

Українська ніжність

IsiZulu ubumnene

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.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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