Join free

gents

English · Français · Deutsch · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

gents¹

  • /ˈdʒɛnts/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛnts

Where it comes from

A clipped form of gentlemen. As a room, via misspelling of gents', a clipped form of gentlemen's room.

noun Gents

  1. plural plural of gent

noun gents · Gents

  1. UK, euphemistic, informal A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men. Where is the gents? I need a slash.

    Similar: men's, gents'

Gents²

noun Gents

  1. alternative Alternative form of gents: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men. "I don't want to go in there like this. We'll go to the Gents and see you back in the car park"... Naylor... started to walk him towards the toilet.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fellow, fella, chap, lad, cuss, blighter, gentlemen, boys, men, guys, gentleman, lads, fellows, fellas, messieurs, sires

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"gents." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gents. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gents. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gents

Chicago

"gents." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gents.

BibTeX
@misc{gents_2026,
  title = {gents},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gents},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}