The difference between Friendly and Gentle

When used as nouns, friendly means a game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc, whereas gentle means a person of high birth.

When used as adjectives, friendly means generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character, whereas gentle means tender and amiable.

Friendly is also adverb with the meaning: in a friendly manner, like a friend.

Gentle is also verb with the meaning: to become gentle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Friendly and Gentle

  1. Friendly as an adjective:

    Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

    Examples:

    "Your cat seems very friendly."

  2. Friendly as an adjective:

    Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

    Examples:

    "He gave a friendly smile."

  3. Friendly as an adjective:

    Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.

    Examples:

    "a user-friendly software program"

    "a dog-friendly café"

    "the use of [[environmentally friendly]] packaging"

  4. Friendly as an adjective:

    Without any hostility.

    Examples:

    "a friendly competition"

    "a friendly power or state"

  5. Friendly as an adjective:

    Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.

    Examples:

    "a friendly breeze or gale"

  6. Friendly as an adjective (military):

    Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports

    Examples:

    "The soldier was killed by friendly fire."

  7. Friendly as an adjective (number theory):

    Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

    Examples:

    "friendly numbers;  friendly pairs;  friendly n-tuples"

  8. Friendly as an adjective (in compounds):

    Not damaging to, or compatible with (the compounded noun)

    Examples:

    "The cobbled streets aren't very bike-friendly."

    "Organic farms only use soil-friendly fertilisers."

    "Our sandwiches are made with dolphin-friendly tuna."

  1. Friendly as an adverb (archaic):

    In a friendly manner, like a friend.

  1. Friendly as a noun (sports):

    A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.

    Examples:

    "Even as friendlies, derbies often arouse strong emotions"

  2. Friendly as a noun:

    A person or entity on the same side in a conflict.

  1. Gentle as an adjective:

    Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

    Examples:

    "Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you."

  2. Gentle as an adjective:

    Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.

    Examples:

    "I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy."

  3. Gentle as an adjective:

    Docile and easily managed.

    Examples:

    "We had a gentle swim in the lake."

    "a gentle horse"

  4. Gentle as an adjective:

    Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

    Examples:

    "The walks in this area have a gentle incline."

  5. Gentle as an adjective:

    Polite and respectful rather than rude.

    Examples:

    "He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up."

  6. Gentle as an adjective (archaic):

    Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

  1. Gentle as a verb (intransitive):

    to become gentle

  2. Gentle as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    to ennoble

  3. Gentle as a verb (transitive, animal husbandry):

    to break; to tame; to domesticate

  4. Gentle as a verb (transitive):

    To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.

  1. Gentle as a noun (archaic):

    A person of high birth.

  2. Gentle as a noun (archaic):

    A maggot used as bait by anglers

  3. Gentle as a noun:

    A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

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