Meaning of GENT
| Pronunciation: | | jent, xhent
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- [n] port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
- [n] a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"
- [n] informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
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| | Synonyms: | | blighter, chap, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, Gand, Ghent, lad |
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| | See Also: | | Belgique, Belgium, city, dog, gentleman, Kingdom of Belgium, male, male person, metropolis, port, urban center | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gent\, a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.)
fr. gentilis. See {Genteel}.]
1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]
All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. --Chaucer.
2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Her body gent and small. --Chaucer.
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