| 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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| genteel | (adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners | Synonyms: civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, polite |
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| genteelly | (adverb) in a genteel manner | - |
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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 | (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples | - |
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| (noun) a Christian as contrasted with a Jew | Synonyms: goy, non-Jew |
| (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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| gentle | (adjective) marked by moderate steepness | Synonyms: easy |
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| (adjective) having little impact | Synonyms: easy, soft |
| (adjective) soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe | Synonyms: soft |
| (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | Synonyms: aristocratic, aristocratical, blue-blooded, blue, patrician |
| (adjective) quiet and soothing | - |
| (adjective) easily handled or managed | Synonyms: docile |
| (adjective) having or showing a kindly or tender nature | - |
| (verb) stroke soothingly | - |
| (verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate |
| (verb) give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | Synonyms: ennoble, entitle |
| 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 |
| gentlemanlike | (adjective) befitting a man of good breeding | Synonyms: gentlemanly |
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| gentlemanliness | (noun) Gentlemanly behaviour, characteristics of or pertaining to being a gentleman. | - |
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| gentlemanly | (adjective) befitting a man of good breeding | Synonyms: gentlemanlike |
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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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| gently | (adverb) gradually | - |
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| (adverb) in a gentle manner | Synonyms: mildly |
| (adverb) with little weight or force | Synonyms: lightly, softly |
| 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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| gentrify | (verb) renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations | - |
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| gentry | (noun) the most powerful members of a society | Synonyms: aristocracy |
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