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Noun
After lightly chiding these gents for two movies, director Michael Winterbottom finally takes the knives out and begins to punish them, a decision that results in two late scenes that border on sociopathic and culminates in an unimaginably absurd ending that refuses to let Coogan off the hook.—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 Published on September 14, 2024 By Rachel Cormack Adam Driver, DJ Khaled, and Dave Bautista may not appear to have much of anything in common, but evidently, the three gents all love a Rolex.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2024 Pining for a personable gent who just wants to make a positive change in the world?—EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 There were the archetypes of the English gent that was a popular thing back in the early 20th century.—James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gent
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Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, "of aristocratic birth, graceful, beautiful," borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin genitus, past participle of gignere "to engender" — more at kin entry 1
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