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gentlemanly

adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gentlemanlike

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gentlemanlikely, gentlemanlily

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

befitting a man of good breeding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • gentlemanly behavior

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gentlemanlike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly (adjectival suffix).

From Middle English gentilmanly; equivalent to gentleman + -ly (adverbial suffix).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: gentlemanesque — gentlemanlike
  • Polish: dżentelmeński — gentlemanlike
  • Polish: szarmancki — gentlemanlike
  • Finnish: herrasmiesmäisesti — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Georgian: ჯენტლმენური (ǯenṭlmenuri) — in the manner of a gentleman
  • German: vornehm — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Italian: signorile — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Macedonian: кавале́рски (kavalérski) — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Macedonian: џентлме́нски (džentlménski) — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Macedonian: го́сподски (góspodski) — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Polish: dżentelmeńsko — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Polish: szarmancko — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Russian: джентльме́нский (džentlʹménskij) — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Spanish: caballerescamente — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Spanish: caballerosamente — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Spanish: galantemente — in the manner of a gentleman
  • Spanish: gentilmente — in the manner of a gentleman