Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gent

/d͡ʒɛnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: gent
IPA: /d͡ʒɛnt/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Colloquial

adj

Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.

Obsolete

adj

neat; pretty; elegant

Obsolete

noun

Clipping of gentamicin.

Colloquial; Uncountable

name

name

Alternative form of Ghent, Belgium; from Dutch Gent.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Short for gentleman.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gent, genitum

Usage

Inflected Forms

gents (plural) more gent (comparative) most gent (superlative)

Phrases

city gent ladies and gents

Frequently Paired Words

genteel gentile gentle

Synonyms

chap fellow feller fella lad blighter cuss bloke

Homonyms

djent

Rhymes With

went event sent percent spent meant non-event cent prevent rent represent extent

Questions

How do you pronounce gent?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɛnt/.
What does gent mean?: A gentleman.
Where does gent come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gent

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