Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50 Cent may have very different rapping styles, but evidently, the three gents have similar tastes in watches.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024 Lookin’ like a proper gent from the very beginning.—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024 Yet audiences — and, naturally, Academy voters — recognized right away that the gent playing the title character was doing a lot of heavy lifting.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2024 Omega ruled the red carpet, though, with at least seven gents wearing timepieces by the Swiss watchmaker.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024 The gent also knows how to compose for a giant screen, filling set pieces with unexpected grace notes amidst the sound and fury.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024 The reveal also came with a behind-the-scenes video of the NSYNC gents returning to the recording booth and getting into character for the third installment in the Trolls film franchise.—Madeline Cisneros, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2023 The Georgia gent politely refused at first when a group of strangers approached the stage at the Crazy Horse Saloon and Grill in summer 2016, moments before a show, with a song request.—Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024 Here’s what Burns had to say about his hometown (Las Vegas), the most overrated cocktail of all time, and tips for ladies and gents on dates.—Clayton Sealey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
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Word History
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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