gentleness
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
Types & categories
- gradient hypernym
Related & opposite
- precipitousness antonym
- gradual derivation
- gentle derivation
Sense 2 noun
acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
his fingers have learned gentleness
Types & categories
- personal manner hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | precipitousness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gradual |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gentle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | gradient |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | soft |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | soft |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | easy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gentle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gentle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mild |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gentle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | personal manner |