gent

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adjective

archaic

gent

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noun

Examples of gent in a Sentence

Noun ladies and gents
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Noun
The gent with the 1930s puglist’s nickname is a gangster who controls the Badger State’s underworld. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2025 With the gents increasingly wearing smaller sized watches with a touch of flare, this size can democratically work across the board for most. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025 Then Emilie Hawtin joins us from New York City to tell us about the fashion item that has been a favorite of the doyennes and uptown gents for the past 70 years but suddenly is being snapped up by Gen Z–ers and Hollywood actors. airmail.news, 9 Nov. 2024 And while the price tag on a Fay jacket is squarely aimed at a luxury consumer, that same ethos—the through-line between the Maine firefighter and the Italian gent—is clear: buy once, wear well. Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gent 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, "of aristocratic birth, graceful, beautiful," borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin genitus, past participle of gignere "to engender" — more at kin entry 1

Noun

by shortening

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gent was in the 13th century

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“Gent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

gent

noun
ˈjent
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