trusting vs trustful

[allthewayanime]

Are trustful and trusting interchangeable?

Could anybody tell me the difference between them?For instance:


Judy had an open and trusting nature.
Trustful birds have built their nests.

 

[spongie]

The dictionary says that they have the same meaning.

 

[BobK]

The dictionary says that they have the same meaning.

A very small dictionary? ;-) A trustful person has a trusting nature.

The words may, in some not very interesting sense, 'have the same meaning', but context decides whether they are interchangeable.

b

 

[spongie]

I was going to say that the context is crucial - I think it's the motto of this forum. ;-)