different between devoted vs caring

English

Etymology

From devote +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??v??t?d/

Verb

devoted

1. simple past tense and past participle of devote

Adjective

devoted (comparative more devoted, superlative most devoted)

1. Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
2. Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.

   Bob and Sara are devoted to their children.

3. Zealous; characterized by devotion.
4. (obsolete) Cursed; doomed.
   • 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford 2010, p. 31:

     The attendance of that brother was now become like the attendance of a demon on some devoted being that had sold himself to destruction […].

   • 1828, Washington Irving, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, book 1:

     They had recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forwards to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the most unbounded joy.

Derived terms

• devotedly
• devotedness

Translations

English

Etymology

From care +? -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??.??/
• Rhymes: -??r??

Adjective

caring (comparative more caring, superlative most caring)

1. (of a person) Kind, sensitive, empathetic.

   She's a very caring person; she always has a kind word for everyone.

Derived terms

• uncaring

Translations

Verb

caring

1. present participle of care

Related terms

• caring profession

Noun

caring (plural carings)

1. The act of one who cares.

Translations

• Greek: ???????? (el) n (noiáximo)

Anagrams

• Crigan, Gar?in, arcing, racing