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Noun
Late-night gents Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel pose with their wives Evelyn McGee-Colbert and Molly McNearney.—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 Much like the legacy acts that reunite, sometimes for the paycheck and sometimes simply for old times’ sake, the gents are happy to trot out the hits one more time.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025 Seems like all three gents should be refreshed and ready for the race in the Netherlands this weekend.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025 The late gent, an Orange County veteran, became fascinated with archaeology while serving in Vietnam.—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gent
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Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, "of aristocratic birth, graceful, beautiful," borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin genitus, past participle of gignere "to engender" — more at kin entry 1
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