gentleness als zelfstandig naamwoord: - 1
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gentleness
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 gentleness
The property possessed by a slope that is very gradual.
synoniem: gradualness.
Roget 174:
moderation,
lenity
etc.
740;
temperateness,
gentleness
etc.
adj.;
sobriety;
quiet;
mental calmness
etc.
(inexcitability)
826†.
moderating
etc.
v.;
anaphrodisia†;
relaxation,
remission,
mitigation,
tranquilization†,
assuagement,
contemporation†,
pacification.
measure,
juste milieu [Fr.],
golden mean,
ariston metron [Gr.].
moderator;
lullaby,
sedative,
lenitive,
demulcent,
antispasmodic,
carminative,
laudanum;
rose water,
balm,
poppy,
opiate,
anodyne,
milk,
opium,
poppy or mandragora;"
wet blanket;
palliative.
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2 gentleness
Acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered:
— His fingers have learned gentleness.
synoniemen: mildness, softness.
Roget 740:
lenity,
lenience,
leniency;
moderation
etc.
174;
tolerance,
toleration;
mildness,
gentleness;
favor,
indulgence,
indulgency†;
clemency,
mercy,
forbearance,
quarter;
compassion
etc.
914.
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Nederlands: minzaamheid
Pools: delikatność
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