pent /pɛnt/adjective 1noun 3forms 1 adjective1 •Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned. noun3 •(informal) A pentacle or pentagram. •(informal) A pentatonic scale. •Confinement; concealment.There was a catch in my voice, thick as it was with the pent of unshed tears; had I let them flow they would have come out forty per cent proof. — 1993 formspents