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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
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