gent

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒɛnt/

Definition of gent

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (colloquial)A gentleman.
    “He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent.”
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noun

  1. (colloquial)A gentleman.
    “He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable)Clipping of gentamicin.

adj

  1. (obsolete)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. (obsolete)neat; pretty; elegant
    “Her body gent and small.”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Ghent, Belgium; from Dutch Gent.

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Etymology

Short for gentleman.

Anagrams of gent

1 play · some not in Scrabble

Words you can make from gent

11 playable · top: ENG (4 pts)

Best play eng 4 points

3-letter words

6 words

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 1 front · 1 back

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