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In some senses, gent is marked as obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
gent
UK /d͡ʒɛnt/ US /d͡ʒɛnt/
noun 2adj 2name 2
Definitions
noun
1
A gentleman.
He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent.
adj
1
Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.
He lou'd, as was his lot, a Ladie gent, / That him againe lou'd in the least degree […]
2
neat; pretty; elegant
Her body gent and small.
noun
1
Clipping of gentamicin.
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