gentle-heartedness en · NOUN
Etymology
From gentle-hearted + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Kindness and compassion.
There was a halo about everything that Uncle John did, the radiance that goes with great kindness, the jovial gentle-heartedness of a humane man.
2008, Albert Bigelow Paine, A Short Life of Mark Twain, →ISBN, page 7:
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(uncountable) Meekness, mildness.
Gentle-heartedness follows from humble-heartedness. When I know my proper place, and am therefore free to appreciate and affirm the invaluable goodness of my neighbor, I can afford to be gentle.
2008, Robert J. Spitzer, Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life: A Practical Guide to Prayer for Active People, →ISBN, page 47:
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(archaic, uncountable) Refinement; high-born graciousness.
And she was deserving of this love, because of her graciousness, her refinement, her gentle-heartedness and her piety.
2003, Darussalam, Child Companions around the Prophet, →ISBN, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| gentleheartedness | alternative | lexicographic |