adj
Meaning 1
Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
gent
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/d͡ʒɛnt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛnt
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homophone: djent
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CMU ARPABET: JH EH1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
neat; pretty; elegant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
Alternative form of Ghent, Belgium; from Dutch Gent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 5
A gentleman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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noun
Meaning 6
Clipping of gentamicin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gand, Ghent
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port
noun
Meaning 8
a boy or man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, blighter, cuss, bloke
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: male, male person
Narrower terms: dog
noun
Meaning 9
informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gentleman
History
Etymology
From Middle English gent, from Old French gent, ultimately from Latin genitum (“born”).
Short for gentleman.