Meaning
kindness, courtesy
- delicacy, grace
In a sentence
La tua gentilezza mi ha davvero aiutato oggi.
Your kindness really helped me today.
Puoi rispondere con più gentilezza, per favore?
Can you answer more politely, please?
Mi faresti la gentilezza di chiudere la finestra?
Would you do me the kindness of closing the window?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gentilezza | feminine · singular |
| gentilezze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use gentilezza for polite behavior or a kind act; bontà sounds more moral or innate, cortesia more formal and etiquette-focused.
- Common in service language: per favore, per gentilezza, with requests. It sounds polite, sometimes slightly formal.
- Often appears in fixed thanks formulas: grazie per la sua gentilezza. With strangers, pair it with formal pronouns like Lei/sua.