Gent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal abbreviation of `gentleman'

a boy or man

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɛnt/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɛnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɛnt/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɛnt/.

Examples

that chap is your host
there's a fellow at the door
he's a likable cuss

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blighter fella cuss Gand fellow lad Ghent chap feller bloke

Parts of Speech

noun	informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
noun	a boy or man “that chap is your host”
noun	port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herr

informelle Abkürzung für „Gentleman“

🇫🇷French

monsieur

abréviation informelle de « gentleman »

🇪🇸Spanish

caballero

abreviatura informal de "caballero"

🇮🇹Italian

gentiluomo

abbreviazione informale di "gentiluomo"

🇳🇱Dutch

heer

informele afkorting van 'heer'

🇵🇹Portuguese

cavalheiro

abreviatura informal de 'cavalheiro'

🇷🇺Russian

джентльмен

неофициальное сокращение слова «джентльмен»

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सज्जन

'सज्जन' का अनौपचारिक संक्षिप्त रूप

🇧🇩Bengali

ভদ্র

'ভদ্রলোক' এর অনানুষ্ঠানিক সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜென்மம்

`ஜென்டில்மேன்' என்பதன் முறைசாரா சுருக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

జెంట్

'జెంటిల్‌మన్' యొక్క అనధికారిక సంక్షిప్తీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

सौम्य

'सज्जन' चे अनौपचारिक संक्षेप

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાનદાન

'સજ્જન' નું અનૌપચારિક સંક્ષેપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೆಂಟ್

`ಜೆಂಟಲ್ಮನ್' ನ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാന്യൻ

'മാന്യൻ' എന്നതിൻ്റെ അനൗപചാരിക ചുരുക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਮਲ

'ਜੈਂਟਲਮੈਨ' ਦਾ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਰੂਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرم

'جنٹلمین' کا غیر رسمی مخفف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绅士

“绅士”的非正式缩写

🇯🇵Japanese

紳士

「紳士」の非公式の略語

🇰🇷Korean

신사

'신사'의 비공식적 약어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quý ông

viết tắt không chính thức của 'quý ông'

🇹🇭Thai

สุภาพบุรุษ

คำย่ออย่างไม่เป็นทางการของ 'สุภาพบุรุษ'

🇮🇩Indonesian

tuan

singkatan informal dari `gentleman'

🇵🇭Filipino

maginoo

impormal na pagdadaglat ng `gentleman'

🇲🇾Malay

lelaki

singkatan tidak rasmi daripada `gentleman'

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جنت

اختصار غير رسمي لكلمة "رجل نبيل"

🇮🇷Persian

جناب

مخفف غیررسمی «جنتلمن»

🇹🇷Turkish

beyefendi

"Beyefendi"nin resmi olmayan kısaltması

🇮🇱Hebrew

ג'ֶנטֶלמֶן

קיצור לא רשמי של 'ג'נטלמן'

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'gent'?

The primary meaning of 'gent' is 'informal abbreviation of `gentleman''.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gent' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'gent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'gent' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'gent' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'gent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'gent' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'gent' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'gent' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted