What does "bentley" mean?
A motor car manufactured by this company.
Bentley
/ˈbɛntliː/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A motor car manufactured by this company.
- Grammar: bentley is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: brand, luxury brand, marque.
- Useful contrasts: budget car, economy car, mass market car.
- Usage evidence: In addition to a mansion, he owns a Bentley.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A motor car manufactured by this company.
"The car she reclined in was a 1960s Bentley."
Proper Noun
- 1 An English habitational surname from Old English.
- 2 A place name, including:; A locality in the Kyogle council area, Lismore council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 3 A place name, including:; A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- 4 A place name, including:; A town in Alberta, Canada.
- 5 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).
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- 6 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).
- 7 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).
- 8 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
- 9 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605).
- 10 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).
- 11 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9899).
- 12 A place name, including:; A number of places in England:; Lower Bentley and Upper Bentley in Bentley Pauncefoot parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire.
- 13 A place name, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Hancock County, Illinois.
- 14 A place name, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- 15 A place name, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
- 16 A place name, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
- 17 A place name, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
budget careconomy carmass market car
Example
"In addition to a mansion, he owns a Bentley."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bentley"?
Common synonyms include: brand, luxury brand, marque.
How do you use "bentley" in a sentence?
In addition to a mansion, he owns a Bentley.
How do you pronounce "bentley"?
Pronounced /ˈbɛntliː/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.
Etymology 2
Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.