gentle-heartedness

See also: gentleheartedness

English

Alternative forms

• gentleheartedness

Etymology

gentle-hearted +‎ -ness

Noun

gentle-heartedness (uncountable)

1. Kindness and compassion.
   • 2008, Albert Bigelow Paine, A Short Life of Mark Twain, →ISBN, page 7:

     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.

2. Meekness, mildness.
   • 2008, Robert J. Spitzer, Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life: A Practical Guide to Prayer for Active People, →ISBN, page 47:

     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.

3. (archaic) Refinement; high-born graciousness.
   • 2003, Darussalam, Child Companions around the Prophet, →ISBN, page 19:

     And she was deserving of this love, because of her graciousness, her refinement, her gentle-heartedness and her piety.