Gent
/d͡ʒɛnt/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A gentleman. colloquial
"He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent."
- 2 Clipping of gentamicin. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
- 3 a boy or man wordnet
- 4 informal abbreviation of ‘gentleman’ wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful. obsolete
"He lou'd, as was his lot, a Ladie gent, / That him againe lou'd in the least degree […]"
- 2 neat; pretty; elegant obsolete
"Her body gent and small."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 Alternative form of Ghent, Belgium; from Dutch Gent. alt-of, alternative
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Short for gentleman.
Etymology 2
From Middle English gent, from Old French gent, ultimately from Latin genitum (“born”).