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Noun
The gents trade some quite hilarious barbs, and then a wounded Matt suits up for the imminent arrival of some AVTF stooges.—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025 At one point, Charlotte even catches Lily passionately smooching the young gent.—Julia Moore, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Alex makes it to Grand Central to buy a train ticket to Bozeman where the well-meaning gent who sells her the ticket delivers a version of the same sermon.—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 Worn by everyone from Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada, the headwear—which is part country gent, part Peaky Blinders—was inescapable back then.—Emily Chan, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gent
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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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