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gentleness

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/

Etymology

From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle + -ness.

  1. inherited from gentilnesse

Definitions

  1. The state of being gentle.

    • [S]he [Sabrina, a water nymph] reviv'd, / And undervvent a quicke, immortall change / Made goddeſſe of the river; ſtill ſhe retaines / Her maiden gentleneſſe, […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gentleness. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at gentleness. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at gentleness

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA