Propitious vs Gentle - What's the difference?
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Favorable; benevolent (e.g. propitious weather )
(archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.
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Characteristic of a good omen: auspicious.
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
Propitious is a related term of gentle.
In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between propitious and gentle
is that propitious is (archaic) favorably disposed towards someone while gentle is (archaic) a maggot used as bait by anglers.As adjectives the difference between propitious and gentle
is that propitious is favorable; benevolent (eg propitious weather ) 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.propitious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* advantageous, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, promisingAntonyms
* unpropitiousExternal links
* * *gentle
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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