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Gentle vs Humanitarian - What's the difference?

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Gentle is a related term of humanitarian.


As adjectives the difference between gentle and humanitarian

is that gentle is tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition while humanitarian is concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

As nouns the difference between gentle and humanitarian

is that gentle is (archaic) a person of high birth while humanitarian is a person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

As a verb gentle

is to become gentle.

gentle

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
  • Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
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  • Docile and easily managed.
  • a gentle horse
  • Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
  • Polite and respectful rather than rude.
  • (archaic) Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
  • * Johnson's Cyc.
  • British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle , or simple.
  • * Milton
  • the studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time

    Synonyms

    * (polite) friendly, kind, polite, respectful

    Antonyms

    * (polite) rude

    Derived terms

    * gentle craft * gentleness * gentleman * gentlewoman * gently

    Verb

    (gentl)
  • to become gentle (rfex)
  • to ennoble (rfex)
  • (animal husbandry) to break; to tame; to domesticate (rfex)
  • To soothe; to calm. (rfex)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A person of high birth.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Gentles , methinks you frown.
  • (archaic) A maggot used as bait by anglers (rfex)
  • A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
  • humanitarian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.
  • Derived terms

    * humanitarianism