Gentle vs Thoughtful - What's the difference?
gentle | thoughtful | Synonyms |
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
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, 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
Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
Gentle is a synonym of thoughtful.
As adjectives the difference between gentle and thoughtful
is that gentle is tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition while thoughtful is demonstrating thought or careful consideration.As a verb gentle
is to become gentle.As a noun gentle
is (archaic) a person of high birth.gentle
English
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