Gent

Gent  (gnt, nt)

See Ghent.

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gent ¹  (jnt)

adj. Archaic

Graceful; elegant.

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[Middle English, noble, excellent, from Old French, well-born, from Latin genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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gent ²  (jnt)

n. Informal

A gentleman.

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[Short for gentleman.]

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gent [dʒɛnt]

n

Informal short for gentleman

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Gent [xɛnt]

n

(Placename) the Flemish name for Ghent

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gent - informal abbreviation of `gentleman' gentleman - a man of refinement
	2.	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" 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 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

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

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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?

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gent [dʒɛnt] n abbr (Brit) (fam) =gentleman → signore m

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gent, gents gentleman