Positive character trait
Gentle
Kind, calm, and not harsh in manner or force.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Speaks softly and moves carefully around people who are hurt, frightened or young.
- Corrects others without harshness.
- Takes time with a person who needs it, without rushing them.
Fits when someone is calm and soft in manner, especially with people who are vulnerable
Not when gentleness would read as weakness in a role that needs firmness
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: gentle on a resume can read as soft. Describe the patients, children or customers you calmed, and how, instead.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is gentle with [patients, children or anxious clients]: they explain each step, never rush anyone, and people who arrive frightened leave calmer.
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Report card comment [Name] is gentle with younger children and with the class animals, and others feel safe around them.
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In a story, shown not told The dog would not come out from under the porch. He lay down on the grass, said nothing for ten minutes, and then held out his hand.
The gentle nurse explained each step before she touched the child's arm.
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