gentleness
gen·tle·ness/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/noun
gentleness is spelled G-E-N-T-L-E-N-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (gen·tle·ness). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gentleness means “The state of being gentle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gentleness is gentlenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in gentleness?
| Letters | 10: G-E-N-T-L-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: gen·tle·ness |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gentleness?
Gentleness appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gentleness?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/
Gentleness has 3 syllables, split gen·tle·ness in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gentleness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gentleness
- gentlenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gentleness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being gentle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gentleness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense being gentle:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gentleness come from?
From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).