gent | (noun) informal abbreviation of `gentleman' | - |
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(noun) a boy or man | Synonyms: blighter, bloke, chap, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, lad |
gentamicin | (noun) an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract | Synonyms: Garamycin |
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genteelness | (noun) elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression | Synonyms: breeding, gentility |
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gentian | (noun) any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis | - |
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gentianella | (noun) low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers | Synonyms: Gentiana acaulis |
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gentile | (noun) a Christian as contrasted with a Jew | Synonyms: goy, non-Jew |
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(noun) a person who does not acknowledge your god | Synonyms: heathen, infidel, pagan |
(noun) a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus | - |
(noun) a Christian | - |
gentility | (noun) elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression | Synonyms: breeding, genteelness |
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gentlefolk | (noun) people of good family and breeding and high social status | - |
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gentleman | (noun) a man of refinement | - |
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(noun) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | Synonyms: gentleman's gentleman, man, valet, valet de chambre |
gentlemanliness | (noun) Gentlemanly behaviour, characteristics of or pertaining to being a gentleman. | - |
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gentleness | (noun) acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered | Synonyms: mildness, softness |
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(noun) the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual | Synonyms: gradualness |
gentlewoman | (noun) a woman of refinement | Synonyms: dame, lady, ma'am, madam |
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gentrification | (noun) the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) | - |
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gentry | (noun) the most powerful members of a society | Synonyms: aristocracy |
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