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Grounded vs Settled - What's the difference?

grounded | settled |

As adjectives the difference between grounded and settled

is that grounded is (aviation|of an airman) not allowed to fly while settled is comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.

As verbs the difference between grounded and settled

is that grounded is (ground) while settled is (settle).

grounded

English

(wikipedia grounded)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (aviation, of an airman) Not allowed to fly.
  • (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
  • (of a person) Mature]], sensible with well-considered [[priority, priorities.
  • (electricity, North America) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (ground)

    • Anagrams

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    settled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
    • It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (settle)