gent
70
8.0
- noun
- /dʒɛnt/
- Archaic
:
caballero
- As a gent, he always remembers to say please and thank you.
Place your bets, ladies and gents, place your bets.
- Place your bets, ladies and gents, place your bets.
- And without any further ado ladies and gents, let's go.
- So that would sound like this and a gent would sound like this.
- Well, gents, let's, let's get into it, shall we?
- All right, so ladies and gents, that is the bubble tour in the swamp.
Examples
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There is an old, portly gent in a city suit emerging from it.
Fiction book (1992) -
I quickly found out, though, that this gent didn't even know how to use a keyboard.
Blog text (5) -
Ah, New York is no place for a country gent.
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In effect, the "gent" turns out to be a gentleman after all.
Academic text (1999) -
Then came this gent who was bald, one of those called philosophers.
Fiction book (2000) -
An English gent.
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I couldn't believe that this thin-haired, mild-mannered old gent was my father.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dedicated to all the lovely ladies and dashing gents of the glorious silent era.
Blog text (11) -
He opened the door for her, being a true gent in every sense of the word.
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Everyone appreciated his efforts; he really is a generous gent at heart.
Synonyms
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1.4
A man who is polite and kind to other people
377
8.1
A man or boy used in informal speech
333
1.4
A man or boy you speak to in a friendly way
185
8.0
A casual word for a man
106
8.2
A man, especially in informal British English
83
5.6
A friendly man or boy often used in Britain
18
8.2
An informal word for a man or boy
5
7.7
A man who is polite and attentive to women
1
7.7
A friendly man who is kind and easy to like
1
9.9
A polite, brave man who acts with honor and courtesy
A man who is very polite and kind to others
A man who is pleasant, helpful, and easy to talk to
A man who is nice and easy to talk to
Antonyms
Compounds
How Polite
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gent is a short form of gentleman and is related to gentle, from an old word gentil meaning 'well-born' or 'kind'. That's why a gent is a polite, respectable man.