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gent¹

  • /d͡ʒɛnt/

Sounds like djent · Rhymes with -ɛnt

Where it comes from

Short for gentleman.

noun gents

  1. colloquial A gentleman. He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent.

gent²

  • /d͡ʒɛnt/

Sounds like djent · Rhymes with -ɛnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English gent, from Old French gent, ultimately from Latin genitum (“born”).

adjective more gent · most gent

  1. obsolete Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful. He lou'd, as was his lot, a Ladie gent, / That him againe lou'd in the least degree […]
  2. obsolete neat; pretty; elegant Her body gent and small.

gent³

  • /d͡ʒɛnt/

Sounds like djent · Rhymes with -ɛnt

noun

  1. abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, uncountable Clipping of gentamicin

Gent⁴

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. alternative Alternative form of Ghent, Belgium; from Dutch Gent.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fellow, fella, chap, lad, cuss, blighter, toff, dandy, sir, mister, dude, bloke, monsieur, man, gentleman, sit

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@misc{gent_2026,
  title = {gent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}