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Settled vs Purposeful - What's the difference?

settled | purposeful |

As adjectives the difference between settled and purposeful

is that settled is comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest while purposeful is having purpose; intentional.

As a verb settled

is (settle).

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)
  • purposeful

    English

    (Purpose)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having purpose; intentional.
  • Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=An utterly emphatic 5-0 victory was ultimately capped by two wonder strikes in the last two minutes from Aston Villa midfielder Gary Gardner. Before that, England had utterly dominated to take another purposeful stride towards the 2013 European Championship in Israel. They have already established a five-point buffer at the top of Group Eight. }}

    Synonyms

    * determined * nose to the grindstone * focused

    Derived terms

    * purposefully * purposefulness