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gentlemanlike

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Like a gentleman; courteous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gentlemanly

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

befitting a man of good breeding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gentlemanly behavior

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gentlemanly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gentleman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English gentlemanlike From gentleman + -like.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: सज्जन (sajjan) — Translations
  • Polish: dżentelmeński — Translations
  • Polish: szarmancki — Translations
  • Spanish: caballeresco — Translations
  • Spanish: caballeroso — Translations
  • Spanish: galante — Translations
  • Spanish: gentil — Translations