gent

1 of 2

adjective

ˈjent 

archaic

: pretty, graceful

gent

2 of 2

noun

: gentleman

Synonyms of gent

Noun

• gentleman
• male
• guy
• dude

Examples of gent in a Sentence

Noun

ladies and gents

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Glint or none, this gent had to be cracked. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

Being a gent or a supplicant wasn’t the same as being a fool, though. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

My favorite Kicks player was a gent from Cambridgeshire named Mike Bailey. — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026

Josh Hart being related to a gent like the late Elston Howard makes his story even better. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026

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

Noun

by shortening

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1535, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gent

• bent
• blent
• cent
• ent
• fent
• lent
• meant
• pent
• rent
• rente
• scent
• sent

Kids Definition

gent

noun

ˈjent

: man entry 1 sense 1a, fellow