The difference between Gentle and Kind

When used as nouns, gentle means a person of high birth, whereas kind means a type, race or category.

When used as adjectives, gentle means tender and amiable, whereas kind means having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Gentle and Kind

  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.

  1. Kind as a noun:

    A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

    Examples:

    "What kind of a person are you?"

    "This is a strange kind of tobacco."

  2. Kind as a noun:

    A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

    Examples:

    "The opening served as a kind of window."

  3. Kind as a noun (archaic):

    One's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

  4. Kind as a noun:

    Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.

  5. Kind as a noun:

    Equivalent means used as response to an action.

    Examples:

    "I'll pay in kind for his insult."

  6. Kind as a noun (Christianity):

    Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.

  1. Kind as an adjective:

    Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.

  2. Kind as an adjective:

    Affectionate.

    Examples:

    "a kind man; a kind heart"

  3. Kind as an adjective:

    Favorable.

  4. Kind as an adjective:

    Mild, gentle, forgiving

    Examples:

    "The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well."

  5. Kind as an adjective:

    Gentle; tractable; easily governed.

    Examples:

    "a horse kind in harness"

  6. Kind as an adjective (obsolete):

    Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chaucer"

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