gentleness

Noun

• acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
  • his fingers have learned gentleness
    
  • suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby
    
  • even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough
    

• the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  softness , mildness , gradualness
• Antonyms: 
  abruptness , precipitousness , steepness