Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentry

/ˈd͡ʒɛntɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: gen-try
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛntɹi/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Birth; condition; rank by birth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Courtesy; civility; complaisance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

People of education and good breeding.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In a restricted sense, those people between the nobility and the yeomanry.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

name

name

A place in the United States:

name

A place in the United States:

name

A place in the United States:

Example Sentences

"landed gentry"
"English gentry"
"wealthy gentry"
"The manor was owned by the local gentry."
"She wrote novels about the rural gentry."

Etymology

From Old French genterie (“noble people collectively; nobility of character or manners”), from gent (“well-born”) + -erie.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵenh₁-, genterie

Usage

Inflected Forms

gentries (plural)

Derived Forms

gentrify

Phrases

gentry bush gentry cove gentry mort landed gentry Gentry County

Frequently Paired Words

gentrification

Synonyms

the quality aristocracy

Rhymes With

entry elementary complementary sentry complimentary uncomplimentary

Questions

How do you pronounce gentry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛntɹi/.
What does gentry mean?: Birth; condition; rank by birth.
Where does gentry come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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