"gentle-heartedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: gentle-hearted + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gentle-hearted|ness}} gentle-hearted + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gentle-heartedness (uncountable)
  1. Kindness and compassion. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-gentle-heartedness-en-noun-QiCQtQKx
  2. Meekness, mildness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-gentle-heartedness-en-noun-IviXj0yJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 61 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 10 60 30
  3. (archaic) Refinement; high-born graciousness. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gentle-heartedness-en-noun-N8e-bH~E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gentleheartedness

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