gentleness

Examples

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• The gentleness would vanish as the earth faced you flat.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The ground here had just enough gentleness to respond as long as you weren't lazy about it, but it didn't provide them very much left over.

  Blog text (12)

• He kissed her hard and deep, his tongue going into her mouth with a man's lust, and no gentleness.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Make the great ocean return to its usual calmness, bring to an end the tempest and the disturbance of the elements that threaten us, and order the winds to blow once more with gentleness and moderation.

  Blog text (4)

• For all the gentleness of the sport, it has the maddening trick of suddenly turning on you, becoming a burr and an irritant, a breeder of bitterness, a plague, a problem, and a pox.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The road's gentleness made it easy to drive without straining.

• The hill had a gentleness that was perfect for a leisurely stroll.

Synonyms

G

gradualness

vsgentleness

5.1

Slow way of changing that happens in small steps

refers to a slope being not steep rather than a slow change over time

Antonyms

S

steepness

1 3.3

How quickly a hill or road goes up

A

abruptness

5.2

A very steep slope or sudden rise in the ground

How Steep

verticality

1 6.5

steepness

1 3.3

gentleness

1.8

flatness

3 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology