Fondly vs Gentle - What's the difference?
fondly | gentle |
In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.
Foolishly.
* 1861 , The Living Age
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
As an adverb fondly
is in a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.As an adjective 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.fondly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- she fondly believes that ten millions of the free people of the Union will allow her and her seceding brethren to open and shut the portals of this mighty region at their pleasure.
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