Synonyms: gentleness, softness, mildness
Definition: acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
Usage: his fingers have learned gentleness; suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby; even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough
Similar words: personal manner, manner
Definition: a way of acting or behaving
Synonyms: gentleness, gradualness
Definition: the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
Similar words: gradient, slope
Definition: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
Usage: a five-degree gradient