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a man who is polite and behaves well towards other people, especially women: He was a perfect gentleman. Not holding a door for a lady? You're no gentleman, are you? a man of a high social class: a gentlemen's club. Fewer examples. He was the embodiment of the English gentleman. It's the mark of a gentleman to stand up when someone enters the room.
The meaning of GENTLEMAN is a man of noble or gentle birth. How to use gentleman in a sentence.
The Complete English Gentleman (1630), by Richard Brathwait, shows the exemplary qualities of a gentleman. Gentleman (Old French: gentilz hom, gentle + man; abbreviated gent.) is a term for a chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man.
a male personal servant, especially of a man of social position; valet. a male attendant upon a king, queen, or other royal person, who is himself of high birth or rank. a man of good social standing, as a noble or an armigerous commoner. a man with an independent income who does not work for a living.
gentleman, in English history, a man entitled to bear arms but not included in the nobility. In its original and strict sense the term denoted a man of good family, deriving from the Latin word gentilis and invariably translated in English -Latin documents as generosus.
noun. /ˈdʒentlmən/ (plural gentlemen. /ˈdʒentlmən/ ) Idioms. [countable] a man who is polite and well educated, who has excellent manners and always behaves well. You acted like a true gentleman. Thank you—you're a real gentleman. He was always the perfect gentleman. He's no gentleman! He was too much of a gentleman to ask them for any money.
1. countable noun. A gentleman is a man who comes from a family of high social standing. ...this wonderful portrait of English gentleman Joseph Greenway. 2. countable noun. If you say that a man is a gentleman, you mean he is polite and educated, and can be trusted. He was always such a gentleman. 3. countable noun.
Definitions of gentleman. noun. a man of refinement. see more. noun. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. synonyms: gentleman's gentleman, man, valet, valet de chambre. see more.
GENTLEMAN meaning: 1. a man who behaves politely and treats people with respect: 2. a polite word for 'man', used…. Learn more.
gentleman meaning, definition, what is gentleman: a polite word for a man, used especially...: Learn more.
