gent

CEFRB1

/d͡ʒɛnt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A man, often used as a polite or informal term.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    neat; pretty; elegant

Examples

  • The polite gent tipped his hat to the lady.

  • Tom is a fancy gent.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.

  2. A gentleman.

  3. Clipping of gentamicin.

More examples

In context

  • He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent.

  • He lou'd, as was his lot, a Ladie gent, / That him againe lou'd in the least degree […]

  • Her body gent and small.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The well-dressed blank with a monocle walked down the street.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

Short for gentleman.