Beneficent vs Gentle - What's the difference?
beneficent | gentle | Related terms |
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
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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.
* Milton
Beneficent is a related term of gentle.
As adjectives the difference between beneficent and gentle
is that beneficent is given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial while gentle is tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.As a verb gentle is
to become gentle.As a noun gentle is
(archaic) a person of high birth.gentle
English
Adjective
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- a gentle horse
- British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle , or simple.
- the studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time