gentle vs solicitous

gentle

adj
  • Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. 

  • Soft and mild rather than hard or severe. 

  • Polite and respectful rather than rude. 

  • Gradual rather than steep or sudden. 

  • Docile and easily managed. 

noun
  • A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil. 

  • A maggot used as bait by anglers. 

verb
  • To break; to tame; to domesticate. 

  • To soothe; to calm; to make gentle. 

  • To become gentle. 

solicitous

adj
  • In a conscientious way, often with kindness. 

  • In an anxious or distressed way. 

  • In an eager way. 

  • Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil. 

How often have the words gentle and solicitous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )