gentleman

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• /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/
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• General-American: [ˈd͡ʒɛɾ̃.ɫ̩.mən]
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• homophone: gentlemen
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• CMU ARPABET: JH EH1 N T AH0 L M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome.

205 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: heer — man of breeding
• Arabic: جِنْتِلْمَان (jentilmān) — man of breeding
• Arabic: شَهْم (šahm) — man of breeding
• Arabic: مُؤَدَّب (muʔaddab) — man of breeding
• Arabic: مُهَذَّب (muhaḏḏab) — man of breeding
• Armenian: ջենտլմեն (ǰentlmen) — man of breeding
• Bhojpuri: सज्जन (sajjan) — man of breeding
• Bulgarian: благоро́дник (blagoródnik) — man of breeding
• Catalan: cavaller — man of breeding
• Chinese Mandarin: 紳士 /绅士 (shēnshì) — man of breeding
• Dutch: heer — man of breeding
• Esperanto: ĝentlemano — man of breeding
• Estonian: härra — man of breeding
• Finnish: säätyläismies — man of breeding
• French: gentilhomme — man of breeding
• Georgian: ჯენტლმენი (ǯenṭlmeni) — man of breeding
• German: Herr — man of breeding
• Greek: κύριος (kýrios) — man of breeding
• Greek: ευπατρίδης (efpatrídis) — man of breeding
• Hebrew: גְּבִיר (gvir) — man of breeding
• Hindi: सज्जन (sajjan) — man of breeding
• Icelandic: herra — man of breeding
• Irish: duine uasal — man of breeding
• Italian: gentiluomo — man of breeding
• Italian: galantuomo — man of breeding
• Japanese: 紳士 (shinshi) — man of breeding
• Japanese: ジェントルマン (jentoruman) — man of breeding
• Japanese: ゼントルマン (zentoruman) — man of breeding
• Khmer: បុរសសង្ហា (bŏrsâsngha) — man of breeding
• Khmer: បុរសសមសួន (bŏrsâsmôsuŏn) — man of breeding
• Khmer: បុរស (borɑh) — man of breeding
• Korean: 신사 (sinsa) — man of breeding
• Korean: 젠틀맨 (jenteulmaen) — man of breeding
• Northern Kurdish: hêja — man of breeding
• Northern Kurdish: rêzdar — man of breeding
• Northern Kurdish: birêz — man of breeding
• Northern Kurdish: mamoste — man of breeding
• Northern Kurdish: seyda — man of breeding
• Northern Kurdish: efendî — man of breeding
• Macedonian: господин (gospodin) — man of breeding
• Māori: tangata mārire — man of breeding
• Iranian Persian: جِنْتِلْمَن (jentelman) — man of breeding
• Iranian Persian: لودی (ludi) — man of breeding
• Polish: dżentelmen — man of breeding
• Portuguese: fidalgo — man of breeding
• Portuguese: nobre — man of breeding
• Portuguese: gentil-homem — man of breeding
• Romani: raj — man of breeding
• Russian: дже́нтльмен (džéntlʹmen) — man of breeding
• Russian: джентльме́н (džentlʹmén) — man of breeding
• Scottish Gaelic: duine-uasal — man of breeding
• Serbo-Croatian: госпо̀дин — man of breeding
• Serbo-Croatian: gospòdin — man of breeding
• Sicilian: galantòminu — man of breeding
• Spanish: caballero — man of breeding
• Spanish: gentilhombre — man of breeding
• Spanish: hidalgo — man of breeding
• Spanish: hijodalgo — man of breeding
• Spanish: gentleman — man of breeding
• Spanish: fidalgo (disused) — man of breeding
• Spanish: fijodalgo (disused) — man of breeding
• Spanish: hijo de algo — man of breeding
• Swedish: herre — man of breeding
• Tagalog: ginoo — man of breeding
• Turkish: efendi — man of breeding
• Turkish: beyefendi — man of breeding
• Turkish: centilmen — man of breeding
• Turkish: bey — man of breeding
• Turkish: çelebi — man of breeding
• Arabic: اَلسَّيِّد (as-sayyid) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Arabic: سَيِّد (sayyid) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Arabic: أَفَنْدِي (ʔafandī) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Arabic: خَوَاجَا (ḵawājā) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Armenian: պարոն (paron) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Belarusian: спада́р (spadár) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Belarusian: пан (pan) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Bengali: ভদ্রলোক (bhodrolōk) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Bengali: সাহেব (śaheb) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Bengali: মিঞা (mĩa) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Bengali: বাবু (babu) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Bulgarian: господи́н (gospodín) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Catalan: cavaller — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Chinese Mandarin: 先生 (xiānsheng) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Czech: pan — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Czech: pán — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Danish: gentleman — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Dutch: meneer — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Finnish: herrasmies — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• French: monsieur — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Galician: cabaleiro — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Georgian: პატივცემული (ṗaṭivcemuli) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Georgian: ბატონი (baṭoni) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Georgian: დიდებული (didebuli) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• German: Herr — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Greek: κύριος (kýrios) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Hungarian: úriember — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Hungarian: úr — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Icelandic: herramaður — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Icelandic: herra — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Icelandic: aðalsmaður — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Icelandic: heiðursmaður — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Icelandic: ljúfmenni — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Icelandic: prúðmenni — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Icelandic: valmenni — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Italian: gentiluomo — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Italian: galantuomo — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Italian: signore — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Japanese: 紳士 (shinshi) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Japanese: ジェントルマン (jentoruman) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Japanese: ゼントルマン (zentoruman) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Khmer: លោក (look) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Khmer: អ្នកប្រុស (ʼnɑɑkproh) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Korean: 신사 (sinsa) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Korean: 젠틀맨 (jenteulmaen) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Northern Kurdish: hêja — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Northern Kurdish: rêzdar — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Northern Kurdish: birêz — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Northern Kurdish: mamoste — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Northern Kurdish: seyda — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Northern Kurdish: efendî — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Macedonian: господин (gospodin) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Māori: tangata hūmārie — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Polish: dżentelmen — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Polish: pan — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Portuguese: senhor — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Portuguese: cavalheiro — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Romanian: domn — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Romanian: gentleman — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Russian: господи́н (gospodín) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Russian: су́дарь (súdarʹ) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Russian: уважа́емый (uvažájemyj) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Scottish Gaelic: duine-uasal — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Serbo-Croatian: госпо̀дин — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Serbo-Croatian: gospòdin — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Sicilian: don — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Sicilian: galantòminu — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Spanish: caballero — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Spanish: gentilhombre — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Spanish: gentleman — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Spanish: galán — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Swedish: gentleman — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Swedish: herre — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Ukrainian: пан (pan) — well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
• Finnish: hienohelma — pejorative: effeminate or oversophisticated man
• Sicilian: garrusu — pejorative: effeminate or oversophisticated man
• Sicilian: jarrusu — pejorative: effeminate or oversophisticated man
• Arabic: سَادَتِي (sādatī) — polite form of address to a man
• Armenian: պարոն (paron) — polite form of address to a man
• Bengali: সাহেব (śaheb) — polite form of address to a man
• Bengali: মিঞা (mĩa) — polite form of address to a man
• Bengali: বাবু (babu) — polite form of address to a man
• Bulgarian: господи́н (gospodín) — polite form of address to a man
• Chinese Mandarin: 紳士 /绅士 (shēnshì) — polite form of address to a man
• Chinese Mandarin: 先生們 /先生们 (xiānshengmen) — polite form of address to a man
• Chinese Mandarin: 各位 (gèwèi) — polite form of address to a man
• Chinese Mandarin: 諸君 /诸君 (zhūjūn) — polite form of address to a man
• Danish: hr. — polite form of address to a man
• Dutch: heren — polite form of address to a man
• Esperanto: sinjoro — polite form of address to a man
• Finnish: herra — polite form of address to a man
• French: messieurs — polite form of address to a man
• Galician: señor — polite form of address to a man
• Galician: cabaleiro — polite form of address to a man
• Georgian: ბატონი (baṭoni) — polite form of address to a man
• German: Herr — polite form of address to a man
• German: meine Herren — polite form of address to a man
• Greek: κύριοι (kýrioi) — polite form of address to a man
• Hungarian: urak — polite form of address to a man
• Icelandic: herramenn — polite form of address to a man
• Italian: signor — polite form of address to a man
• Italian: signori — polite form of address to a man
• Japanese: 各位 (kakui) — polite form of address to a man
• Japanese: 諸君 (shokun) — polite form of address to a man
• Japanese: 先生 (sensei) — polite form of address to a man
• Japanese: お客様 (o-kyaku-sama) — polite form of address to a man
• Japanese: だんな (danna) — polite form of address to a man
• Khmer: សុភាពបុរស (sŏphéapbŏrsâ) — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: hêja — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: rêzdar — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: birêz — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: mamoste — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: seyda — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: efendî — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: ezbenî — polite form of address to a man
• Northern Kurdish: ez-xulam — polite form of address to a man
• Macedonian: господин (gospodin) — polite form of address to a man
• Polish: panowie — polite form of address to a man
• Portuguese: senhor — polite form of address to a man
• Romanian: domnilor — polite form of address to a man
• Romanian: domnii mei — polite form of address to a man
• Russian: господи́н (gospodín) — polite form of address to a man
• Russian: су́дарь (súdarʹ) — polite form of address to a man
• Russian: уважа́емый (uvažájemyj) — polite form of address to a man
• Russian: господа́ (gospodá) — polite form of address to a man
• Serbo-Croatian: господине — polite form of address to a man
• Serbo-Croatian: господа — polite form of address to a man
• Serbo-Croatian: gospodine — polite form of address to a man
• Serbo-Croatian: gospoda — polite form of address to a man
• Sicilian: signuri — polite form of address to a man
• Sicilian: vussìa — polite form of address to a man
• Spanish: señores — polite form of address to a man
• Swedish: herr — polite form of address to a man
• Swedish: herre — polite form of address to a man
• Turkish: bey — polite form of address to a man
• Finnish: harrastelija — amateur or dabbler in any field