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Noun
For the gent who wants to broadcast his charm without turning anyone off.—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025 Thanks to a prosthetic leg, the gent’s gait was a dead giveaway.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025 The drains were so inadequate that a visit to the gents toilet, even before kick-off, meant wading through puddles of urine.—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 Late-night gents Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel pose with their wives Evelyn McGee-Colbert and Molly McNearney.—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 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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