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Noun
The late gent, an Orange County veteran, became fascinated with archaeology while serving in Vietnam in the 1970s.—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026 That the gent who added such oddball touches to so many of his previous scores could do something so straightforward and Satie-like here was, frankly, astounding.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026 Omega was the watchmaker of choice for the evening, with at least seven gents strapping on Seamasters, Speedys, and the like.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026 Jordan, of course, is not the only leading gent in Hollywood to bring his mom to a splashy red carpet recently.—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026 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