n.

Gentleness of manner; mildness.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mānsuētūdō, from mānsuētus, past participle of mānsuēscere, to tame : manus, hand + suēscere, to accustom.]

the quality or state of being gentle: meekness, tameness

IN BRIEF: Noun- The quality or state of being gentle.

Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mildhed, blidhed, medgørlighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
zachtmoedigheid, gedweeheid

Français (French)
n. - mansuétude

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zahmheit, Sanftmut

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πραότητα

Italiano (Italian)
mansuetudine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mansuetude (f)

Русский (Russian)
кроткость

Español (Spanish)
n. - mansedumbre, docilidad, benignidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - saktmod

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
温顺, 柔和

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 溫順, 柔和

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 침착, 온순

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 柔和, 温順

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وداعه, لطف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צייתנות, הכנעה, רוך‬

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