Settled vs Purposeful - What's the difference?
settled | purposeful |
Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
(settle)
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
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)- It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.
Verb
(head)purposeful
English
(Purpose)Adjective
(en adjective)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. }}