Gentleness

Definitions: Gentleness

Gentleness

Noun

1. The property possessed by a slope that is very gradual.

2. Mildness of manner or disposition.

Date "gentleness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonym: Gentleness

Synonym: gradualness (n). (additional references)

Antonym: abruptness (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Lenity	Noun: lenity, lenience, leniency; moderation; tolerance, toleration; mildness, gentleness; favor, indulgence, indulgency; clemency, mercy, forbearance, quarter; compassion.
Moderation	Noun: moderation, lenity; temperateness, gentleness; Adjective: sobriety; quiet; mental calmness; (inexcitability).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Gentleness

English words defined with "gentleness": Debonairness, Douceur ♦ fatherliness, feminine ♦ Gentilesse, Gentlesse ♦ lamblike, Light hand ♦ Mansuetude, Meeken, mellow, mellowed ♦ paternal quality ♦ tender, tough ♦ womanly. (references)

Specialty definitions using "gentleness": Chibiabos. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Gentleness is better politics, it saps virility. (Becket; writing credit: Edward Anhalt; Jean Anouilh)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	"Creation's Gentleness Is All I See" (reference) Gentleness (reference) Gentleness (Nine Fruits of the Spirit) (reference) Gentleness of the Very Tall (reference) Shambala Warrior Training: How to Manifest Courage, Authenticity, & Gentleness in Every Situation of Your Life (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Learn More About: Thankfulness & Gentleness (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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	This morning he found her all girlish gentleness and appeal.Credit: Library of Congress.		Wise women, strong, proud healers, midwives, creators, and builders -- they misunderstood your soul for the gentleness within ...Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Lord Chesterfield	Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment.
Phaedrus	Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.
Pierre Corneille	Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	They have more gentleness.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Monsieur Madeleine did not permit the prosecuting attorney to, finish, but interrupted him with a tone full of gentleness and authority.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Gentleness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Gentleness" is used about 212 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	212	20,813

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Language		Translations for "gentleness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		mirësi (benefaction, boon, goodness, grace, graces, kindness, virtue, warmth, well doing), butësi (clemency, delicacy, ductility, flabbiness, geniality, girlishness, languor, laxity, lenience, leniency, lenity, lightness, meekness, mercifulness, mildness, placability, tenderness, velvet). (various references)

Arabic		‏لين (clemency, ductile, elastic, flabbiness, flabby, flaccid, flaccidity, flexible, lax, laxity, lenience, leniency, limp, limpness, loose, make flexible, make soft, make tender, malleable, manageable, mellow, mildness, moderate, plastic, plasticize, pliable, pliant, resilient, soft, soften, supple, temper, tender, yielding), ‏لطف (affableness, allay, alleviate, amenity, amiability, appease, assuage, attemper, attenuate, benignity, civility, courtesy, ease, extenuate, friendliness, geniality, kindness, lighten, mildness, mitigate, moderate, modify, mollify, palliate, politeness, qualify, quell, relax, relieve, smooth, soften, softness, soothe, suavity, sweeten, temper, tone down, urbanity), ‏لطافة (friendliness, geniality, kindness), ‏رقة (airiness, benignity, daintiness, delicacy, fineness, finesse, flimsiness, forgiveness, geniality, graciousness, loveliness, neatness, polish, refinement, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sleeplessness, softness, suavity, subtlety, tenderling, tenderness, tenuity, tenuousness, thinness), ‏دماثة (kindness, refinement, suavity). (various references)

Bulgarian		умереност (continence, equability, mildness, moderation, modesty, restraint, temperance), кротост (meekness), нежност (fragility, subtlety, tenderness), лекота (ease, easiness, facility, fluidity, levity, lightness, readiness), благост (benignity, graciousness, mildness). (various references)

Chinese		温�'� (Blandness, mild, temperate). (various references)

Czech		povlovnost, mírnost (geniality, lenience, leniency, lenity, placidity, softness), krotkost (docility, tameness), jemnost (delicacy, mildness, nicety, refinement, softness, subtlety), šetrnost (frugality, parsimony, thrift). (various references)

Dutch		mildheid (balminess, leniency, meekness, mildness). (various references)

Esperanto		mildeco (balminess, leniency, meekness, mildness). (various references)

Finnish		ystävällisyys (friendliness, kindness), vienous (mildness), säyseys (quietness), sävyisyys (docility, quiet disposition, tractability), lauhkeus (meekness, mildness), hempeys (charm, loveliness, sweetness). (various references)

French		légèreté, douceur (geniality), bonté. (various references)

German		freundlichkeit (affability, cheerfulness, congeniality, cordiality, Favor, favorableness, favour, favourableness, friendliness, geniality, goodwill, kindliness, kindness, orderliness, pleasantness, tenderness), Sanftheit (mildness, peacefulness, silkiness, smoothness, softness), Güte (amicability, benevolence, charity, fineness, goodness, kindliness, kindness, property, quality). (various references)

Greek		γλύκα (confection, mildness, sweetness, sweets), πραότητα (blandness, lenity, meekness, placidity), ευγένεια (chivalry, civility, comity, complaisance, consideration for, courtesy, cousteousness, delicacy, gallantry, gentility, graciousness, humaneness, ladyship, loftiness, nobility, nobleness, politeness, refinement, respectfulness, tactfulness, urbanity, urbanness), αβρότησ (courtliness, cousteousness, gallantry), αβρότητα (affability, amenity, courtliness, cousteousness, devoir, urbanity), απαλότητα (flabbiness, silkiness, smoothness, softness). (various references)

Hebrew		ע�"י� ות (daintiness, delicacy, fineness, finesse, grace, niceness, refinement, softness, subtlety, tenderness), רוך (delicacy, softness, tenderness, timidity), � יחותא (calm, pleasantness). (various references)

Hungarian		kedvesség (affability, amenity, amiability, charm, kindness, loveliness, niceness, prettiness, suavity). (various references)

Italian		gentilezza (affability, blandness, civility, comity, courtesy, Favor, favour, goodwill, kindliness, kindness, lovableness, thoughtfulness, urbanity), mitezza (blandness, leniency, mildness, softness), dolcezza (fleeciness, honey, kindness, mildness, mossiness, silkiness, softness, sweetness), delicatezza (care, daintiness, delicacy, delicateness, nicety, sensitivity, softness). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		親切 (kindness), �"�'� (meekness, mildness), 深切 (kindness), 優 (actor, affectionate, gentle, superiority). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		し�"せつ (deep snow, kindness, loyalty to one's master, new snow, new theory, newly organized or established), にゅうわ (meekness, mildness), ゆう (actor, bravery, courage, evening, gift, help, heroism, possession, superiority, to braid, to do up, to say). (various references)

Manx		miallys (benefaction, beneficence, bountifulness, clemency, humaneness, philanthropy), meeinid (blandness, fineness, patience, silkiness, smoothness, softness, tameness). (various references)

Pig Latin		entlenessgay

Portuguese		suavidade (candor, candour, geniality, honey, lenience, leniency, lightness, mellowness, mildness, opera, placable, pleasantness, softness, suavity, tenderness), docilidade (dock, facily, meekness, pliability, pliancy), com distinção (thoroughbred, true-bred), brandura (honey, lenience, leniency, lightness, meekness, mellowy, mildness, placability, softness). (various references)

Romanian		gingãşie (femininity, fragility, frailty, tenderness), duioşie (affection, feeling, fondness, sadness), delicateţe (daintiness, dainty, delicacy, fineness, nicety, refinement, softness, tactfulness, tenderness, thinness), blândeţe (benignity, clemency, docility, good nature, good-heartedness, good-naturedness, meekness, mildness, softness, steadiness, tameness, tractability), amabilitate (affability, amability, amiability, amiableness, blandness, civility, courteousness, courtesy, Favor, favour, kindness, obligingness, politeness, willingness). (various references)

Russian		мягкость (clemency, lenience, leniency, lenity, meekness, mellowness, mercifulness, mildness, softness). (various references)

Scottish		suairceas (affability, civility, kindness), macantas (meekness, mildness). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		blagost (clemency, lenience, leniency, lenity, meekness, mellowness, mildness, permissiveness, placability, placidity, softness, sooth). (various references)

Spanish		gentileza (gracefulness), suavidad (geniality, mellowness, mildness, mildness(of a cigarette), silkiness, smoothness, softness, suavity), mansedumbre (meekness, tameness), dulzura (chickadee, mellowness, softness, sweetness), docilidad (amenability, docility, meekness, obedience, pliability, pliancy, workability), amabilidad (amenity, amiability, amicability, bonhomie, decency, friendliness, graciousness, kindness, niceness, pleasantness, sympathy). (various references)

Swedish		mildhet (charity, clemency, geniality, lenience, leniency, lenity, mildness, sweetness), blidhet. (various references)

Turkish		yumuşaklık (ductility, geniality, give, kid glove, lenience, leniency, limpness, malleability, mellowness, mildness, smoothness, softness, suppleness, sweetness), nezaket (affability, civility, comity, complaisance, courtesy, daintiness, decency, decorum, delicacy, devoirs, gallantry, grace, gracefulness, graciousness, keenness, kindliness, kindness, mildness, polish, politeness, suavity, sweetness, urbaneness, urbanity). (various references)

Turkmen		яumюaklyk (looseness, softness). (various references)

Ukranian		м'якість (amenity, canniness, clemency, geniality, leniency, mildness, soft, softness), лагідність (leniency, meekness, mildness), пологість. (various references)

Vietnamese		tính nhẹ nh� ng (placidity), tính ho� nhã (mildness), tính hiền l� nh (meekness), tính dịu d� ng (placidity). (various references)

Welsh		gwaredd (mildness), tynerwch (tenderness), mwyneidd-dra (kindness), mwynder (delights), llarieidd-dra (meekness), arafeiddiwch (deliberation), addfwyneiddrwydd, addfwynder (meekness). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	clementia, humanitas, indulgentiam, lenitas lenitudo, lenitate, lenitatis, mansuetudine, mansuetudinem, mansuetudinis, mansuetudo. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	2 Samuel Chapter 22, Verse 36
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai edwkaV moi uperaspismon swthriaV mou kai h upakoh sou eplhqunen me
Latin	405	Vulgate	Dedisti mihi clypeum salutis tuae et mansuetudo mea multiplicavit me
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Thou yaf to me a target of thin helth; and myn hoomlynes multipliede me.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	2 Samuel Chapter 22, Verse 36
Bulgarian	Ти си ми дал и щита на избавлението Си; И Твоята благост ме е направила велик.
Cebuano	Ikaw usab naghatag kanako sa taming sa imong kaluwasan; Ug ang imong pagkamalomo nakahimo kanako nga daku.
Chinese	� 把 � 的救恩給我作盾牌． � 的溫 �'� 使我為大。
Croatian	Daješ mi štit svoj koji spasava, tvoja me brižljivost uzvisi.
Danish	Du gav mig din Frelses Skjold, din Nedladelse gjorde mig stor;
Dutch	Ook hebt Gij mij gegeven het schild Uws heils, en door Uw verootmoedigen hebt Gij mij groot gemaakt.
Finnish	Sinä annat minulle pelastuksen kilven; ja kun sinä kuulet minun rukoukseni, teet sinä minut suureksi.
French	Tu me donnes le bouclier de ton salut, Et je deviens grand par ta bonté.
German	Du gibst mir den Schild deines Heils; und wenn du mich demütigst, machst du mich groß.
Haitian Creole	Se ou menm, Seyè, ki pwoteje m'. Se ou ki sove m'. Si m' kapab leve kanpe, se paske ou renmen m'.
Hungarian	Idvességednek paizsát adtad nékem, &S kegyelmed nagygyá tett engem.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	TUHAN, Engkau melindungi dan menyelamatkan aku, dan menopang aku dengan kuasa-Mu aku menjadi unggul karena tindakan-Mu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka Engkau juga yang telah mengaruniakan kepadaku perisai selamat yang dari pada-Mu, dan oleh sengsara juga Engkau telah membesarkan daku.
Italian	Mi hai dato lo scudo della tua salvezza, la tua sollecitudine mi fa crescere.
Korean	주 께 서 또 주 의 구 원 의 방 패 를 내 게 주 시 며 주 의 온 � 함 이 나 를 크 게 하 셨 나 이 다
Maori	Kua homai hoki e koe ki ahau te whakangungu rakau o tau whakaoranga; whakanuia ana ahau e tou whakaaro mahaki.
Modern Greek	Και εδωκας εις εμε την ασπιδα της σωτηριας σου· και η αγαθοτης σου με εμεγαλυνεν.
Norwegian	Og du gir mig din frelse til skjold, og din mildhet gjør mig stor.
Portuguese	Também me deste o escudo da tua salvação, e tua brandura me engrandece.
Rumanian	Tu kmi dai scutul mkntuirii Tale, wi ajung mare prin bunqtatea Ta.
Russian	фЩ �"БЕЫШ НОЕ ЭЙФ У� БУЕОЙС фЧПЕЗП, Й НЙМПУФШ фЧПС ЧПЪЧЕМЙЮЙЧБЕФ НЕОС.
Spanish	"Me has dado el escudo de tu salvación; tu condescendencia me ha engrandecido.
Swedish	Du gav mig din frälsnings sköld och din bönhörelse gjorde mig stor,
Thai	พระองค์ประทานโล่แห่งความรอ�"ของพระองค์ให้ข้าพระองค์ และซึ่งพระองค์ทรงน้อมพระทัยลงก็กระทำให้ข้าพระองค์เป็นใหญ่ขึ้น
Ukrainian	І дав Ти мені щит спасіння Свого, і чинить великим мене Твоя поміч!
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "gentleness": gentlenesses. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "gentleness" (pronounced je"ntulnus or je"nulnus)
5	-u l n u s	awfulness, casualness, fickleness, forcefulness, harmfulness, hopefulness, idleness, peacefulness, playfulness, resourcefulness, thoughtfulness, truthfulness, usefulness, wastefulness, wistfulness, wonderfulness.
4	-l n u s	coolness, dullness, foulness, fullness, illness, reasonableness, smallness, stillness, wellness, wholeness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forgiveness, forthrightness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopelessness, humanness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wetness, whiteness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, witness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
5	-u l n u s	awfulness, casualness, fickleness, forcefulness, harmfulness, hopefulness, idleness, peacefulness, playfulness, resourcefulness, thoughtfulness, truthfulness, usefulness, wastefulness, wistfulness, wonderfulness.
4	-l n u s	coolness, dullness, foulness, fullness, illness, reasonableness, smallness, stillness, wellness, wholeness.
3	-n u s	abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forgiveness, forthrightness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopelessness, humanness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wetness, whiteness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, witness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-l-n-n-s-s-t"
	-3 letters: geneses, genteel, gentles, nestles, netless, sennets, stelene, teleses.
	-4 letters: egests, geests, gelees, genets, gentes, gentle, gestes, gleets, lenses, lenten, lessee, lessen, nestle, sennet, sleets, steels, steles, tenses.
	-5 letters: egest, geese, geest, gelee, gelts, genes, genet, gents, geste, gests, glees, gleet, glens, leets, leges, lenes, lense, nenes, nests, seels, sense, sente, sleet, steel, stele, teels, teens, teles, tenge, tense.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-e-g-l-n-n-s-s-t"
	+1 letter: genteelness.
	+2 letters: fleetingness, gentlenesses.
	+3 letters: genteelnesses, gentlepersons, lengthinesses.
	+4 letters: fleetingnesses, neglectfulness, sterlingnesses, tangiblenesses.
	+5 letters: everlastingness, gentlemanliness.
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