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Gent

 (gĕnt, KHĕnt)
See Ghent.

gent 1

 (jĕnt)
adj. Archaic
Graceful; elegant.
[Middle English, noble, excellent, from Old French, well-born, from Latin genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

gent 2

 (jĕnt)
n. Informal
A gentleman.
[Short for gentleman.]
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gent

(dʒɛnt)
n
informal short for gentleman

Gent

(xɛnt)
n
(Placename) the Flemish name for Ghent
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gent1

(dʒɛnt)

n.
a gentleman.
[1555–65; by shortening]

gent2

(dʒɛnt)

adj. Obs.
elegant; graceful.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French: orig., high-born, noble < Latin genitus, past participle of gignere to beget]

Gent

(xɛnt)

n.
Flemish name of Ghent.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gent - informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
gentleman - a man of refinement
2.gent - a boy or mangent - 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"
bloke, chap, fella, fellow, lad, blighter, feller, cuss
male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
3.gent - port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial centerGent - port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
Gand, Ghent
Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Translations

gent

[dʒent] N ABBR
1. =gentleman → caballero m
what will you have, gents? (hum) → ¿qué van a tomar los caballeros?
2. the gents (= lavatory) → el servicio (de caballeros), el baño (de señores) (LAm)
can you tell me where the gents is, please? → ¿el servicio de caballeros, por favor?
"gents" → caballeros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gent

n (inf) abbr of gentleman → Herr m; gents’ shoes/outfitter (Comm) → Herrenschuhe pl → /-ausstatter m; “Gents” (Brit: = lavatory) → „Herren“; where is the gents? → wo ist die Herrentoilette?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gent

[dʒɛnt] n abbr (Brit) (fam) =gentleman → signore m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gentleman

(ˈdʒentlmən) – plural ˈgentlemen – noun
(abbreviation gent).
1. a polite word for a man. Two gentlemen arrived this morning.
2. a polite, well-mannered man. He's a real gentleman.
ˈgentlemanly adjective
(of men) polite; well-mannered. gentlemanly behaviour.
gents noun
(usually with the) a public toilet for men. Where's the nearest gents?
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"Tell young gent to look alive," says guard, opening the hind- boot and shooting in the parcels after examining them by the lamps.
As we comes up, 'Now, boys,' says young gent on the box (smart young fellow and desper't reckless), 'here's fun!
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An' the old gent up at the Hotel de Bronx is goin' to move into an outside room.
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"Lady," he said, "dat gent on de oder bench sent yer a song and dance by me.
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gent.'s false and scurrilous accusation, with profound contempt.
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"Didn't know how much longer I might have to play the gent," he explained; "didn't know who you'd bring in."
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You'll have plenty of time to find out all about the old gent," he added with a thick laugh.
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He walked from Westminster to his apartments near Re- gent's Park, about two.
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1st Gent. Our deeds are fetters that we forge ourselves.
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"Carn't yer see you've bloomin' well rubbed all the gent's skin orf?"
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I can't give the old gent's words, nor I can't imitate him; but he turned around to the crowd, and says, about like this:
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He did not see the sneer of contempt which passed all round the room, from the first clerk to the articled gents, from the articled gents to the ragged writers and white-faced runners, in clothes too tight for them, as he sate there tapping his boot with his cane, and thinking what a parcel of miserable poor devils these were.
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