"gentleness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/ Forms: gentlenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gentilnesse}} Middle English gentilnesse, {{suffix|en|gentle|ness}} gentle + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gentleness (countable and uncountable, plural gentlenesses)
  1. The state of being gentle. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: douceur, sweetness Translations (being gentle): πραότης (praótēs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), благост (blagost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), кротост (krotost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), minzaamheid (Dutch), õrnus (Estonian), góðska [feminine] (Faroese), hellävaraisuus (Finnish), dolčôr [masculine] (Friulian), სირბილე (sirbile) (Georgian), სიმშვიდე (simšvide) (Georgian), სიწყნარე (sic̣q̇nare) (Georgian), სიკეთე (siḳete) (Georgian), Sanftmut [feminine] (German), 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹 (qairrei) [feminine] (Gothic), kalagday (Hiligaynon), gyengédség [feminine] (Hungarian), blíða [feminine] (Icelandic), delicatezza [feminine] (Italian), mansuetudine (Italian), dolcezza (Italian), garbo [masculine] (Italian), 親切 (shinsetsu) (alt: しんせつ) (Japanese), () (alt: ゆう) (Japanese), 친절 (chinjeol) (Korean), lēnitās [feminine] (Latin), lēnitūdō [feminine] (Latin), indulgentia [feminine] (Latin), pietās [feminine] (Latin), clēmentia [feminine] (Latin), զգօնութիւն (zgōnutʻiwn) (Old Armenian), щедрота (štedrota) [feminine] (Old Church Slavonic), dolçor (Old French), Jelindichkjeit [feminine] (Plautdietsch), łagodność [feminine] (Polish), delikatność [feminine] (Polish), gentileza [feminine] (Portuguese), blândețe (Romanian), gentilețe [feminine] (Romanian), мя́гкость (mjáxkostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), доброта́ (dobrotá) [feminine] (Russian), मृदु (mṛdu) [neuter] (Sanskrit), साधु (sādhu) [neuter] (Sanskrit), soineanntachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), sèimhe [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), suairceas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), cori [masculine] (Sicilian), suavidad [feminine] (Spanish), dulzura [feminine] (Spanish), ubumnene (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-gentleness-en-noun-iWhkFEBq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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          "code": "ro",
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "being gentle",
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          "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "zgōnutʻiwn",
      "sense": "being gentle",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "being gentle",
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      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gentileza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "word": "blândețe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gentilețe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mjáxkostʹ",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мя́гкость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobrotá",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доброта́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "mṛdu",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "मृदु"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sādhu",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "साधु"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "soineanntachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sèimhe"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "suairceas"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cori"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "suavidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dulzura"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "being gentle",
      "word": "ubumnene"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gentleness"
}

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