Steady vs Gentle - What's the difference?
steady | gentle |
Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
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*Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
*:Their feet steady , their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ΒΆ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,.
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*:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
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Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
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Regular and even.
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Slow.
To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
(informal) A regular customer.
* 2013 , Sheila Foster, Soho Whore
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=3 Docile and easily managed.
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 adjectives the difference between steady and gentle
is that steady is firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm while gentle is tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.As verbs the difference between steady and gentle
is that steady is to stabilize something; to prevent from shaking while gentle is to become gentle.As nouns the difference between steady and gentle
is that steady is a regular customer while gentle is a person of high birth.steady
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Alternative forms
*Adjective
(er)Antonyms
* unsteadyDerived terms
* go steady * going steady * * rock-steady * steadily * steadiness * steady as she goes * steady on * steady stateVerb
Noun
(steadies)- Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal.
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*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