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Noun
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 Enjoying family meals was easy since the bar and restaurants offer kids' menus (and the kitchen was even happy to whip up something for our hungry gents before dinner service officially started).—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024 Traditional formalwear ruled the red carpet, with most gents opting for classic suits and fail-safe dress watches.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024 The gent he’s come to see, Woody Guthrie, is indeed there.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gent
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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
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