Definition of gent Gent

/ʤɛˈnt/ - [jent] - Ge•n•t

We found 11 definitions of gent from 5 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: gents

gent - port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
  Gand, Ghent
gent - informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
gent - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
  chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, blighter, cuss, bloke
  male person, male an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • gent (a.)
    Gentle; noble; of gentle birth.
  • gent (a.)
    Neat; pretty; fine; elegant.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • gent
    jent, adj. (Spens.) noble. [O. Fr.,—L. gentilis, gentle.]
  • gent
    jent, n. familiar abbrev. of gentleman: one who apes the gentleman

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  • gent, noun, singular of gents.

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