gent /d͡ʒɛnt/adjective 2noun 2forms 3 adjective2 •(no longer used) Noble; well-bred, courteous; graceful.He lou'd, as was his lot, a Ladie gent, / That him againe lou'd in the least degree […] — 1590 •(no longer used) neat; pretty; elegantHer body gent and small. — 1860 noun2 •(informal) A gentleman.He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amuck in Kent. — 1978 •(informal) Clipping of gentamicin. formsgents · more gent · most gent
