gentleness C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/ See IPA manual Freq #26555 Meanings 1 noun acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered My fingers have learned gentleness. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · acting in a manner that is... softness More benignitymildnesssweetnesstameness ↔ Opposites fiercenesswildnessabruptnessbrutalitycruelnessferityferociousnessharshness Etymology From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness. gentilnesse Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gentleness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/ **Frequency rank:** 26555 ## Meanings 1. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered ## Examples - My fingers have learned gentleness. ## Synonyms - softness - benignity - mildness - sweetness - tameness ## Antonyms - fierceness - wildness - abruptness - brutality - cruelness - ferity - ferociousness - harshness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gentilnesse ## Etymology From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown