English-Thai Dictionary
Gentile
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่เกี่ยว กับ คน ยิว (หรือ gentile non-Jew heathen sueng-mai-kiao-kab-kon-yil
gent
N สุภาพบุรุษ (คำ เรียก ย่อ ของ gentleman(คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ su-pab-bu-rud
genteel
ADJ ี ซึ่ง ทำ หัวสูง แสร้งทำ เป็น ผู้ดี สุภาพ มี มารยาท pretentious prim formal honest cultured sueng-tam-hai-hua-sung
genteel
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ แวด วงสังคม ชั้นสูง kiao-kab-waed-wong-sang-kom-chan-sung
genteelly
ADV อย่าง สุภาพ มาก อย่าง มี มารยาท ดี อย่าง วางมาด เป็น ผู้ดี yang-su-pab-mak
gentian
N พืช ไม้ดอกช นิดหนึ่ง
gentian violet
N ยาฆ่าเชื้อโรคช นิดหนึ่ง มี สีม่วง ya-ka-chuea-rok-cha-nid-nueng-me-se-muang
gentianaceous
A เกี่ยวกับ พืช ไม้ดอก ตระกูล Gentian
gentianella
N พืชดอก พวก Gentian แถบ เทือกเขา แอล ป์
gentil
N ความสุภาพ
gentile
N คน นอกศาสนา
gentilesse
N ความสุภาพ
gentilism
N ความ เป็น คน นอกศาสนา
gentility
N ความสุภาพ มาก ความ มี มารยาท kwam-su-phab-mak
gentility
N สังคม ชั้นสูง สังคม ไฮโซ สังคม ผู้ มีระดับ nobility upper class lower class sang-kon-chang-suang
gentle
ADJ อ่อนโยน ใจดี มี เมตตา อ่อนน้อม นุ่มนวล สุภาพ เป็น ผู้ดี diplomatic polite untactful blunt on-yon
gentle sex
N ผู้หญิง เพศหญิง เพศ อ่อนแอ womankind woman sex phu-ying
gentlefolk
N ผู้ มาจาก ชาติตระกูล สูงส่ง คนชั้นสูง ใน สังคม upper class nobility phu-ma-jak-chad-tra-kun-sung-song
gentleman
N สุภาพบุรุษ ชาย ชาติตระกูล ดี ผู้ มี กิริยา สุภาพ nobleman su-pab-bu-rud
gentleman's agreement
N สัญญา เกียรติยศ การ ตกลง กัน อย่าง ไม่ได้ ทำสัญญา เป็นหลัก ฐาน san-ya-kiad-ti-yod
gentlemanly
ADJ สุภาพ เป็น ผู้ดี มี มารยาท polite polished su-pab
gentleness
N ความนุ่มนวล ความอ่อนโยน ความบอบบาง tenderness carefulness kwam-num-nuan
gentlewoman
N หญิง มีสกุล ผู้ดี
gentlewomen
N หญิง มี ชาติตระกูล สูง หญิง สูงศักดิ์ หญิง ผู้ดี noblewoman ying-me-chad-tra-kun-sung
gently
ADV อ่อนโยน นุ่มนวล ค่อยเป็นค่อยไป benevolently tenderly on-yon
gentoo
N ฮินดู
gentrification
N การปรับพื้น ที่ การ ดัดแปลง พื้นที่ innovation kan-prab-puen-ti
gentrify
VT ปรับปรุง ให้ ดีขึ้น ดัดแปลง ให้ ดีขึ้น improve renew prab-prung-hai-de-kuen
gentrify
VT ปรับพื้น ที่ ดัดแปลง พื้นที่ improve renew prab-puan-ti
gentry
N พวก ผู้ดี พวก สุภาพชน สังคม ชั้นสูง high society nobility upper class lower class puak-phu-de
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GENT
a.Elegant; pretty; gentle. [Not in use. ]
GENTEEL
a.[L. gentilis, from gens, race, stock, family, and with the sense of noble or at least respectable birth, as we use birth and family. ] 1. Polite; well bred; easy and graceful in manners or behavior; having the manners of well bred people; as genteel company; genteel guests.
2. Polite; easy and graceful; becoming well bred persons; as genteel manners or behavior; a genteel address.
3. Graceful in mein or form; elegant; as the lady has a genteel person.
4. Elegantly dressed.
5. Decorous; refined; free from any thing low or vulgar; as genteel comedy.
GENTEELLY
adv. Politely; gracefully; elegantly; in the manner of well bred people.
GENTEELNESS
a.Gracefulness of manners or person; elegance; politeness. We speak of the genteelness of a person or of his deportment. 1. Qualities befitting a person of rank.
GENTIAN
n.[L. gentiana. ] A genus of plants, of many species. The common gentian is a native of the mountainous parts of Germany. The root, the only part used, has a yellowish brown color and a very bitter taste, and is used as an ingredient in stomachic bitters. It is sometimes called felwort.
GENTIL
n.A species of falcon or hawk.
GENTILE
n.[L. gentilis; from L. gens, nation, race; applied to pagans.] In the scriptures, a pagan; a worshipper of false gods; any person not a Jew or a christian; a heathen. The Hebrews included in the term goim or nations, all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith, and were not circumcised. The christians translated goim by the L. gentes, and imitated the Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who were not Jews nor christians. In civil affairs, the denomination was given to all nations who were not Romans.
GENTILE
a.Pertaining to pagans or heathens.
GENTILESSE
n.Complaisance. [Not in use. ]
GENTILISH
a.Heathenish; pagan.
GENTILISM
n.Heathenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.
GENTILITIOUS
a.[L. gentilitius, from gens. ] 1. Peculiar to a people or nation; national.
2. Hereditary; entailed on a family.
GENTILITY
n. 1. Politeness of manners; easy, graceful behavior; the manners of well bred people; genteelness.
2. Good extraction; dignity of birth.
3. Gracefulness of mien.
4. Gentry. [Not in use. ]
5. Paganism; heathenism. [Not in use. ]
GENTILIZE
v.i.To live like a heathen.
GENTLE
a.[See Genteel. ] Well born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble; as the studies of noble and gentle youth; gentle blood. 1. Mild; meek; soft; bland; not rough, harsh or severe; as a gentle nature, temper or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice. 1 Thessalonians 2:7; 2 Timothy 2:24.
2. Tame; peaceable; not wild, turbulent or refractory; as a gentle horse or beast.
3. Soothing; pacific.
4. Treating with mildness; not violent.
A gentle hand may lead the elephant with a hair.
GENTLE
n.A gentleman. 1. A kind of worm.
GENTLE
v.t.To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar.
GENTLEFOLK
n.[gentle and folk. ] Persons of good breeding and family. It is now used only in the plural, gentlefolks, and this use is vulgar.
GENTLEMAN
a.[gentle, that is, genteel, and man. See Genteel. ] 1. In its most extensive sense, in Great Britain, every man above the rank of yeomen, comprehending noblemen. In a more limited sense, a man, who without a title, bears a coat of arms, or whose ancestors have been freemen. In this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry.
2. In the United States, where titles and distinctions of rank do not exist, the term is applied to men of education and of good breeding, of every occupation. Indeed this is also the popular practice in Great Britain. Hence,
3. A man of good breeding, politeness, and civil manners, as distinguished from the vulgar and clownish.
A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.
4. A term of complaisance. In the plural, the appellation by which men are addressed in popular assemblies, whatever may be their condition or character.
5. In Great Britain, the servant of a man of rank, who attends his person.
GENTLEMANLIKE, GENTLEMANLY
a.Pertaining to or becoming a gentleman, or a man of good family and breeding; polite; complaisant; as gentlemanly manners. 1. Like a man of birth and good breeding; as a gentlemanly officer.
GENTLEMANLINESS
n.Behavior of a well bred man.
GENTLENESS
n.[See Gentle. ] Dignity of birth. [Little used. ] 1. Genteel behavior.
2. Softness of manners; mildness of temper; sweetness of disposition; meekness.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith. Galatians 5:22.
3. Kindness; benevolence.
4. Tenderness; mild treatment.
GENTLESHIP
n.The deportment of a gentleman.
GENTLEWOMAN
n.[gentle and woman. ] A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. 1. A woman who waits about the person of one of high rank.
2. A term of civility to a female, sometimes ironical.
GENTLY
adv. Softly; meekly; mildly; with tenderness. My mistress gently chides the fault I made.
1. Without violence, roughness or asperity.
GENTOO
n.A native of India or Hindoostan; one who follows the religion of the Bramins.
GENTRY
n.Birth; condition; rank by birth. 1. People of education and good breeding. In Great Britain, the classes of people between the nobility and the vulgar.
2. A term of civility; civility; complaisance.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GENT
Gent, a. Etym: [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob. ) fr. gentilis. See Genteel. ]
1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs. ] All of a knight [who ] was fair and gent. Chaucer.
2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs. ] Spenser. Her body gent and small. Chaucer.
GENTEEL
Gen *teel ", a. Etym: [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See Gentle. ]
1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address.
2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.
3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.
Syn. -- Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.
GENTEELISH
GENTEELISH Gen *teel "ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat genteel.
GENTEELLY
GENTEELLY Gen *teel "ly, adv.
Defn: In a genteel manner.
GENTEELNESS
GENTEELNESS Gen *teel "ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being genteel.
GENTERIE; GENTRIE
Gen "ter *ie, Gen "trie (, n. Etym: [OE. See Gentry. ]
Defn: Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
GENTIAN
Gen "tian, n. Etym: [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot. )
Defn: Any one of a genus (Gentiana ) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of Capsule.
Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna, Bavarica, and excisa ), and the American fringed gentians (G. crinita and G. detonsa ). Several are used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias. Horse gentian, fever root. -- Yellow gentian (Bot. ), the officinal gentian (Gentiana lutea ). See Bitterwort.
GENTIANACEOUS
GENTIANACEOUS Gen `tian *a "ceous, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Gentianaceæ ) of which the gentian is the type.
GENTIANELLA
Gen `tian *el "la, n. Etym: [See Gentian. ]
Defn: A kind of blue color. Johnson.
GENTIANIC
GENTIANIC Gen `ti *an "ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to or derived from the gentian; as, gentianic acid.
GENTIANINE
GENTIANINE Gen "tian *ine, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A bitter, crystallizable substance obtained from gentian.
GENTIANOSE
GENTIANOSE Gen "tian *ose `, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.
GENTIL
GENTIL Gen "til, a. & n.
Defn: Gentle. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
GENTILE
Gen "tile, n. Etym: [L. gentilis belonging to the same clan, stock, race, people, or nation; in opposition to Roman, a foreigner; in opposition to Jew or Christian, a heathen: cf. F. gentil. See Gentle, a.]
Defn: One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.
Note: The Hebrews included in the term goyim, or nations, all the tribes of men who had not received the true faith, and were not circumcised. The Christians translated goyim by the L. gentes, and imitated the Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who were neither Jews nor Christians. In civil affairs, the denomination was given to all nations who were not Romans.
Syn. -- Pagan; heathen. See Pagan.
GENTILE
GENTILE Gen "tile, a.
1. Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.
2. (Gram. )
Defn: Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.
GENTILE-FALCON
GENTILE-FALCON Gen "tile-fal `con, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Falcon-gentil.
GENTILESSE
Gen `ti *lesse ", n. Etym: [OF. gentilesse, gentelise, F. gentillesse. See Gentle. a.]
Defn: Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
GENTILISH
GENTILISH Gen "til *ish, a.
Defn: Heathenish; pagan.
GENTILISM
Gen "til *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. gentilisme.]
1. Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.
2. Tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens.
GENTILITIAL; GENTILITIOUS
Gen `ti *li "tial, Gen `ti *li "tious, a. Etym: [L. gentilitius. See Gentile. ] [Obs. ]
1. Peculiar to a people; national. Sir T. Browne.
2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. Arbuthnot.
GENTILITY
Gen *til "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. gentilitas the relationship of those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F. gentilité heathenism. See Gentile. ]
1. Good extraction; dignity of birth. Macaulay. He. .. mines my gentility with my education. Shak.
2. The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc. ; good breeding.
3. The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] Sir J. Davies.
4. Paganism; heathenism. [Obs. ] Hooker.
GENTILIZE
Gen "til *ize, v. i. Etym: [See Gentile. ]
1. To live like a gentile or heathen. [Obs. ] Milton.
2. To act the gentleman; -- with it (see It, 5 ). [Obs. ]
GENTILIZE
GENTILIZE Gen "til *ize, v. i.
Defn: To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your unworthy sones. [R.] Sylvester.
GENTILLY
Gen "til *ly, adv. Etym: [From Gentil, a.]
Defn: In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
GENTIOPIKRIN
Gen `ti *o *pi "krin, n. Etym: [Gentian + Gr. (Chem. )
Defn: A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.
GENTISIN
GENTISIN Gen "ti *sin, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the gentian; -- called also gentianin.
GENTLE
Gen "tle, a. [Compar. Gentler; superl. Gentlest.] Etym: [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L. gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe, clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle, properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble birth. See Gender, and cf. Genteel, Gentil, Gentile, Gentoo, Jaunty. ]
1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble. British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple. Johnson's Cyc.The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought to bestow their time. Milton.
2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.
3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader. "Gentle sirs." "Gentle Jew. " "Gentle servant. " Shak.
4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile; tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.
5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle gallop. "Gentle music. " Sir J. Davies. O sleep! it is a gentle thing. Coleridge.The gentle craft, the art or trade of shoemaking.
Syn. -- Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific; bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile. -- Gentle, Tame, Mild, Meek. Gentle describes the natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature, not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.
GENTLE
GENTLE Gen "tle, n.
1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs. ] Gentles, methinks you frown. Shak.
2. A trained falcon. See Falcon-gentil.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
GENTLE
GENTLE Gent "le, v. t.
1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. [Obs. ] Shak.
2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet. ] To gentle life's descent, We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. Young.
3. To make kind and docile, as a horse. [Colloq. ]
GENTLEFOLK; GENTLEFOLKS
GENTLEFOLK; GENTLEFOLKS Gen "tle *folk `, Gen "tle *folks ` (, n. pl.
Defn: Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. Etym: [Generally in the United States in the plural form. ] Shak.
GENTLE-HEARTED
GENTLE-HEARTED Gen "tle-heart `ed, a.
Defn: Having a kind or gentle disposition. Shak. -- Gen "tle-heart `ed *ness, n.
GENTLEMAN
Gen "tle *man, n.; pl. Gentlemen. Etym: [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme. ]
1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.
2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
3. (Her. )
Defn: One who bears arms, but has no title.
4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. Shak.
5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people ), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.
Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. Gentleman commoner, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford. -- Gentleman usher, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc. -- Gentleman usher of the black rod, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords. -- Gentlemen-at-arms, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called gentlemen pensioners. [Eng. ]
GENTLEMANHOOD
GENTLEMANHOOD Gen "tle *man *hood, n.
Defn: The qualities or condition of a gentleman. [R.] Thackeray.
GENTLEMANLIKE; GENTLEMANLY
GENTLEMANLIKE; GENTLEMANLY Gen "tle *man *like `, Gen "tle *man *ly, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well- behaved; courteous; polite.
GENTLEMANLINESS
GENTLEMANLINESS Gen "tle *man *li *ness, n.
Defn: The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or manners.
GENTLEMANSHIP
GENTLEMANSHIP Gen "tle *man *ship, n.
Defn: The carriage or quality of a gentleman.
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT Gen "tle *men's a *gree "ment.
Defn: An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif. , such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.
GENTLENESS
GENTLENESS Gen "tle *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild, benevolent, docile, etc. ; gentility; softness of manners, disposition, etc. ; mildness.
GENTLESHIP
GENTLESHIP Gen "tle *ship, n.
Defn: The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs. ] Ascham.
GENTLESSE
GENTLESSE Gent "lesse, n.
Defn: Gentilesse; gentleness. [Obs. ]
GENTLEWOMAN
Gen "tle *wom `an, n.; pl. Gentlewomen (.
1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. Bacon.
2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. Shak.
GENTLY
GENTLY Gen "tly, adv.
Defn: In a gentle manner. My mistress gently chides the fault I made. Dryden.
GENTOO
Gen *too ", n.; pl. Gentoos. Etym: [Pg. gentio gentile, heathen. See Gentile. ]
Defn: A native of Hindostan; a Hindoo. [Archaic ]
GENTRY
Gen "try, n. Etym: [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth, nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E. gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See Gent, a., Gentle, a.]
1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs. ] "Pride of gentrie." Chaucer. She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath. Shak.
2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry. Macaulay.
3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs. ] To show us so much gentry and good will. Shak.
GENTY
Gen "ty, a. Etym: [From F. gentil. Cf. Jaunty. ]
Defn: Neat; trim. [Scot. ] Burns.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Gent
Gent |KHent ɡɛnt | Flemish name for Ghent.
gent
gent |jent ʤɛnt | ▶noun informal a gentleman. • ( the Gents ) Brit. a men's public toilet. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: originally a standard written abbreviation; a colloquial usage since the early 19th cent.
gentamicin
gen ta mi cin |ˌjentəˈmīsin ˌʤɛntəˈmaɪsɪn | ▶noun a broad-spectrum antibiotic used chiefly for severe systemic infections. [This antibiotic is derived from bacteria of the genus Micromonospora. ] ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: from genta- (of unknown origin ) + -micin (alteration of -mycin ).
genteel
gen teel |jenˈtēl ʤɛnˈtil | ▶adjective polite, refined, or respectable, often in an affected or ostentatious way. DERIVATIVES gen teel ly adverb, gen teel ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘fashionable, stylish ’): from French gentil ‘well-born. ’ From the 17th cent. to the 19th cent. the word was used in such senses as ‘of good social position, ’ ‘having the manners of a well-born person, ’ ‘well-bred. ’ The ironic or derogatory implication dates from the 19th cent.
genteelism
gen teel ism |jenˈtēlizəm ʤɛnˈtilɪzəm | ▶noun a word or expression used because it is thought to be socially more acceptable than the everyday word: in German usage “sister ” was the accepted genteelism for “mistress. ”
gentes
gen tes |ˈjentēz ˈʤɛntiz | plural form of gens.
gentian
gen tian |ˈjenCHən ˈenʃn | ▶noun a plant of temperate and mountainous regions, typically with violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, esp. as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use. [Genera Gentiana and Gentianella, family Gentianaceae: numerous species, including the four-petaled fringed gentian (Gentiana crinita ) of North America. ] • a tonic liquor formerly extracted from the root of the gentian. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.
gentian violet
gen tian vi o let ▶noun a synthetic violet dye derived from rosaniline, used as an antiseptic.
gentile
gen tile |ˈjentīl ˈʤɛnˌtaɪl | ▶adjective 1 ( Gentile ) not Jewish: Christianity spread from Jewish into Gentile cultures. • (of a person ) not belonging to one's own religious community. • (in the Mormon church ) non-Mormon. 2 chiefly Anthropology of, relating to, or indicating a nation or clan, esp. a gens. ▶noun ( Gentile ) a person who is not Jewish. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin gentilis ‘of a family or nation, of the same clan ’ (used in the Vulgate to refer to non-Jews ), from gens, gent- ‘family, race, ’ from the root of gignere ‘beget. ’
Gentile da Fabriano
Gen ti le da Fa bri a no |jenˈtēlā də ˌfäbrēˈänō ʤɛnˌtileɪ də ˌfɑbriˈɑnoʊ | ( c. 1370 –1427 ), Italian painter. His major surviving work is The Adoration of the Magi (1423 ), an altarpiece.
gentility
gen til i ty |jenˈtilitē ʤɛnˈtɪlədi | ▶noun social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior, or appearances: her grandmother's pretensions to gentility. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘honorable birth ’): from Old French gentilite, from gentil (see gentle ).
gentle
gen tle |ˈjentl ˈʤɛn (t )l | ▶adjective ( gentler, gentlest ) 1 (of a person ) mild in temperament or behavior; kind or tender: he was a gentle, sensitive man. • archaic (of a person ) noble or having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous; chivalrous. 2 moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe: a little gentle persuasion | a gentle breeze. • (of a slope ) gradual: a gentle embankment. ▶verb make or become gentle; calm or pacify: [ no obj. ] : Cobb's tone gentled a little. • [ with obj. ] make (an animal ) docile by gentle handling: a bird that has been gentled enough to sit on the hand. DERIVATIVES gen tle ness noun, gen tly |-tlē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gentil ‘highborn, noble, ’ from Latin gentilis ‘of the same clan ’ (see gentile ). The original sense was ‘nobly born, ’ hence ‘courteous, chivalrous, ’ later ‘mild, moderate in action or disposition ’ (mid 16th cent. ).
gentle
gentle 2 |ˈʤɛntl | ▶noun Fishing a maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from an obsolete sense of the adjective, ‘soft, pliant ’.
gentle breeze
gen tle breeze ▶noun a light wind of force 3 on the Beaufort scale (7 –10 knots or 8 –12 mph ).
gentlefolk
gent le folk |ˈjentlˌfōk ˈʤɛn (t )lˌfoʊk | ▶plural noun archaic people of high social position.
gentlelady
gen tle la dy ▶noun a polite form of a address for a woman, used esp. to a congresswoman during a congressional debate.
gentleman
gent le man |ˈjentlmən ˈʤɛn (t )lmən | ▶noun ( pl. gentlemen ) 1 a chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man: he behaved like a perfect gentleman. • a man of good social position, esp. one of wealth and leisure. • (in the UK ) a man of noble birth attached to a royal household. 2 a polite or formal way of referring to a man: opposite her an old gentleman sat reading. • (gentlemen ) used as a polite form of address to a group of men: “Can I help you, gentlemen?” • used as a courteous designation for a male fellow member of the US House of Representatives. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘man of noble birth ’): from gentle + man, translating Old French gentilz hom. In later use the term denoted a man of a good family (esp. one entitled to a coat of arms ) but not of the nobility.
gentleman-at-arms
gen tle man-at-arms ▶noun ( pl. gentlemen-at-arms ) one of the bodyguards of the British monarch on ceremonial occasions.
gentleman farmer
gen tle man farm er ▶noun ( pl. gentlemen farmers ) a well-to-do man who runs a farm for pleasure.
gentlemanly
gen tle man ly |ˈjentlmənlē ˈʤɛn (t )lmənli | ▶adjective (of a man ) befitting a gentleman; chivalrous, courteous, or honorable: a paragon of gentlemanly conduct. DERIVATIVES gen tle man li ness noun
gentleman's agreement
gen tle man's a gree ment (also gentlemen's agreement ) ▶noun an arrangement or understanding which is based upon the trust of both or all parties, rather than being legally binding.
gentleman's gentleman
gen tle man's gen tle man |ʤentlmənzˈʤentlmən | ▶noun a valet.
Gentleman's Relish
Gentle |man's Rel ¦ish ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. trademark a highly seasoned anchovy paste.
gentlepeople
gen tle peo ple ▶plural noun a polite or formal way of addressing or referring to a group of people.
gentlewoman
gen tle wom an |ˈjentlˌwo͝omən ˈʤɛn (t )lˌwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. gentlewomen ) archaic a woman of high social standing.
gentoo
gen too |ˈjento͞o ˈʤɛntu |(also gentoo penguin ) ▶noun a tall penguin with a white triangular patch above the eye, breeding on subantarctic islands. [Pygoscelis papua, family Spheniscidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Anglo-Indian Gentoo ‘a Hindu, ’ from Portuguese gentio ‘gentile. ’
gentrify
gen tri fy |ˈjentrəˌfī ˈʤɛntrəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( gentrifies, gentrifying, gentrified ) [ with obj. ] renovate and improve (esp. a house or district ) so that it conforms to middle-class taste. • (usu. as adj. gentrified ) make (someone or their way of life ) more refined or dignified. DERIVATIVES gen tri fi ca tion |ˌjentrəfiˈkāSHən |noun, gen tri fi er noun
gentry
gen try |ˈjentrē ˈʤɛntri | ▶noun (often the gentry ) people of good social position, specifically (in the UK ) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth: a member of the landed gentry. • [ with adj. ] people of a specified class or group: a New Orleans family of Creole gentry. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘superiority of birth or rank ’): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle ).
Oxford Dictionary
Gent
Gent |xɛnt | Flemish name for Ghent.
gent
gent |dʒɛnt | ▶noun informal a gentleman. • (gents ) Brit. (in shop titles ) men's: a gents hairdressing shop. • ( the Gents ) Brit. a men's public toilet. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: originally a standard written abbreviation; a colloquial usage since the early 19th cent.
gentamicin
gentamicin |ˌdʒɛntəˈmʌɪsɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a broad-spectrum antibiotic used chiefly for severe systemic infections. ●This antibiotic is derived from bacteria of the genus Micromonospora. ORIGIN 1960s: from genta- (of unknown origin ) + -micin (alteration of -mycin ).
genteel
gen |teel |dʒɛnˈtiːl | ▶adjective characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability: her genteel upbringing. DERIVATIVES genteelly adverb, genteelness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘fashionable, stylish ’): from French gentil ‘well-born ’. From the 17th cent. to the 19th cent. the word was used in such senses as ‘of good social position ’, ‘having the manners of a well-born person ’, ‘well bred ’. The ironic or derogatory implication dates from the 19th cent.
genteelism
gen ¦teel |ism |dʒɛnˈtiːlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun a word or expression used because it is thought to be socially more acceptable than the everyday word.
gentes
gen ¦tes plural form of gens.
gentian
gentian |ˈdʒɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a plant of temperate and mountainous regions, which typically has violet or vivid blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, especially as arctic alpines, and some are of medicinal use. ●Family Gentianaceae: genera Gentiana and Gentianella. • [ mass noun ] a tonic liquid substance formerly extracted from the root of the gentian. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin gentiana, according to Pliny named after Gentius, king of Illyria, who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of a common species.
gentian violet
gen |tian vio ¦let ▶noun [ mass noun ] a synthetic violet dye derived from rosaniline, used as an antiseptic.
gentile
gentile |ˈdʒɛntʌɪl | ▶adjective 1 ( Gentile ) not Jewish: a predominantly Gentile audience. • (of a person ) not belonging to one's own religious community. • historical non-Mormon. 2 chiefly Anthropology relating to or indicating a nation or clan, especially a gens. ▶noun ( Gentile ) a person who is not Jewish. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin gentilis ‘of a family or nation, of the same clan ’ (used in the Vulgate to refer to non-Jews ), from gens, gent- ‘family, race ’, from the root of gignere ‘beget ’.
Gentile da Fabriano
Gentile da Fabriano |dʒɛnˌtiːleɪ da ˌfabrɪˈɑːnəʊ | ( c. 1370 –1427 ), Italian painter. His major surviving work is the altarpiece The Adoration of the Magi (1423 ), most others having been destroyed.
gentility
gentility |dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] social superiority as demonstrated by polite and respectable manners, behaviour, or appearances: her grandmother's pretensions to gentility. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘honourable birth ’): from Old French gentilite, from gentil (see gentle 1 ).
gentle
gentle 1 |ˈdʒɛnt (ə )l | ▶adjective ( gentler, gentlest ) 1 having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character: a gentle, sensitive man | her gentle voice. 2 moderate in action, effect, or degree; not strong or violent: take some gentle exercise | a gentle breeze. • (of a slope ) gradual: a gentle embankment. 3 archaic (of a person ) noble or having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous and chivalrous. ▶verb make or become gentle: [ no obj. ] : Cobb's tone gentled a little. • [ with obj. ] touch (a person or animal ) gently, typically in order to make them calmer or more docile. DERIVATIVES gentleness noun, gently adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French gentil ‘high-born, noble ’, from Latin gentilis ‘of the same clan ’ (see gentile ). The original sense was ‘nobly born ’, hence ‘courteous, chivalrous ’, later ‘mild, moderate in action or disposition ’ (mid 16th cent. ).
gentle
gentle 2 |ˈʤɛntl | ▶noun Fishing a maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably from an obsolete sense of the adjective, ‘soft, pliant ’.
gentle breeze
gen ¦tle breeze ▶noun a light wind of force 3 on the Beaufort scale (7 –10 knots or 13 –19 kph ).
gentlefolk
gentle |folk |ˈdʒɛnt (ə )lfəʊk | ▶plural noun archaic people of noble birth or good social position.
gentlelady
gen tle la dy ▶noun a polite form of a address for a woman, used esp. to a congresswoman during a congressional debate.
gentleman
gentle |man |ˈdʒɛnt (ə )lmən | ▶noun ( pl. gentlemen ) 1 a chivalrous, courteous, or honourable man: he behaved throughout like a perfect gentleman. • a man of good social position, especially one of wealth and leisure. • a man of noble birth attached to a royal household: a Gentleman of the Bedchamber. 2 a polite or formal way of referring to a man: opposite her an old gentleman sat reading | can I help you, gentlemen? • used as a courteous title for a male fellow member of the House of Commons or the House of Representatives: the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘man of noble birth ’): from gentle 1 + man, translating Old French gentilz hom. In later use the term denoted a man of a good family (especially one entitled to a coat of arms ) but not of the nobility.
gentleman-at-arms
gentleman-at-arms ▶noun one of the bodyguards of the British monarch on ceremonial occasions.
gentleman farmer
gentle |man farm ¦er ▶noun ( pl. gentlemen farmers ) a country gentleman who has a farm as part of his estate.
gentlemanly
gentle |man ¦ly |ˈdʒɛnt (ə )lmənli | ▶adjective chivalrous, courteous, or honourable: his gentlemanly behaviour. • befitting a gentleman: a gentlemanly profession. DERIVATIVES gentlemanliness noun
gentleman's agreement
gentleman's agreement (also gentlemen's agreement ) ▶noun an arrangement or understanding which is based upon the trust of both or all parties, rather than being legally binding.
gentleman's gentleman
gentle |man's gentle |man |ʤɛntlmənzˈʤɛntlmən | ▶noun a valet.
Gentleman's Relish
Gentle |man's Rel ¦ish ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. trademark a highly seasoned anchovy paste.
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod ▶noun see Black Rod.
gentlepeople
gen tle peo ple ▶plural noun a polite or formal way of addressing or referring to a group of people.
gentlewoman
gentle |woman |ˈdʒɛnt (ə )lwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. gentlewomen ) archaic a woman of noble birth or good social standing.
gentoo
gentoo |dʒɛnˈtuː |(also gentoo penguin ) ▶noun a tall penguin with a white triangular patch above the eye, breeding on subantarctic islands. ●Pygoscelis papua, family Spheniscidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: perhaps from Anglo-Indian Gentoo ‘a Hindu ’, from Portuguese gentio ‘gentile ’.
gentrify
gen |tri ¦fy |ˈdʒɛntrɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( gentrifies, gentrifying, gentrified ) [ with obj. ] renovate and improve (a house or district ) so that it conforms to middle-class taste. • (usu. as adj. gentrified ) make (someone or their way of life ) more genteel: a gentrified Irish American. DERIVATIVES gentrification noun, gentrifier noun
gentry
gentry |ˈdʒɛntri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (often the gentry ) people of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth: a member of the landed gentry. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘superiority of birth or rank ’): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle 1 ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
genteel
genteel adjective she never quite fit in with Harold's genteel family: refined, respectable, decorous, mannerly, well-mannered, courteous, polite, proper, correct, seemly; well-bred, cultured, sophisticated, ladylike, gentlemanly, dignified, gracious; affected. ANTONYMS uncouth. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See urbane . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
gentility
gentility noun an air of old-fashioned gentility: refinement, distinction, breeding, sophistication; respectability, punctiliousness, decorum, good manners, politeness, civility, courtesy, graciousness, correctness; affectation, ostentation.
gentle
gentle adjective 1 his manner was gentle: kind, tender, sympathetic, considerate, understanding, compassionate, benevolent, good-natured; humane, lenient, merciful, clement; mild, placid, serene, sweet-tempered. ANTONYMS brutal. 2 a gentle breeze: light, soft. ANTONYMS strong. 3 a gentle slope: gradual, slight, easy. ANTONYMS steep. 4 archaic a woman of gentle birth. See noble (sense 1 of the adjective ).
gentleman
gentleman noun a fine steed suitable for a gentleman such as yourself: man; nobleman; informal gent; archaic cavalier.
gentlemanly
gentlemanly adjective gentlemanly manners came naturally to him: chivalrous, gallant, honorable, noble, courteous, civil, mannerly, polite, gracious, considerate, thoughtful; well-bred, cultivated, cultured, refined, suave, urbane. ANTONYMS rude.
gentry
gentry noun he was posing as a member of the gentry: upper classes, privileged classes, elite, high society, haut monde, smart set; establishment, aristocracy; informal upper crust, top drawer.
Oxford Thesaurus
genteel
genteel adjective an extremely genteel couple who have fallen on hard times: refined, respectable, polished, decorous, proper, polite, correct, seemly, well mannered, well bred, cultivated, cultured, sophisticated, courteous, ladylike, gentlemanly, civil, elegant, stylish, urbane, civilized, courtly, dignified, gracious, punctilious; affected; Brit. informal posh; dated mannerly. ANTONYMS uncouth.
gentility
gentility noun 1 her grandmother's pretensions to gentility: social superiority, respectability, refinement, pre-eminence, pride of place, distinction, ascendancy; Brit. informal poshness. ANTONYMS vulgarity. 2 an aura of elegance and gentility: respectability, refinement, polish, decorousness, correctness, seemliness, politeness, good manners, culture, breeding, cultivation, sophistication, courtesy, ladylikeness, gentlemanliness, civility, elegance, style, stylishness, urbanity, civilization, courtliness, dignity, grace, graciousness, punctiliousness; affectedness, affectation, ostentation, ostentatiousness; dated mannerliness.
gentle
gentle adjective 1 he was powerful, though his manner was gentle: kind, kindly, tender, benign, humane, lenient, merciful, forgiving, forbearing, sympathetic, considerate, understanding, clement, compassionate, benevolent, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, good-natured, sweet-tempered, loving; mild, soft, quiet, shy, demure, modest, humble, retiring, unassuming, still, tranquil, peaceful, peaceable, pacific, placid, serene, reposeful, reverent, meek, docile, lamblike, dovelike. ANTONYMS unkind; brutal. 2 a gentle breeze: light, soft, zephyr-like, moderate, pleasant. ANTONYMS strong. 3 a gentle slope: gradual, slight, easy, imperceptible. ANTONYMS steep. 4 archaic a woman of gentle birth. See aristocratic (sense 1 ).
gentlemanly
gentlemanly adjective the girls declined his gentlemanly offer to allow them to go first: chivalrous, gallant, honourable, noble, courtly, courteous, civil, respectful, polite, well mannered, well bred, well behaved, attentive, gracious; considerate, thoughtful, obliging, accommodating; cultivated, cultured, civilized, polished, refined, suave, urbane; dated mannerly; archaic gentle. ANTONYMS rude; unbecoming.
gentleness
gentleness noun Jack treated these outbursts with firmness as well as gentleness: kindness, kindliness, tenderness, benignity, humaneness, humanity; leniency, mercy, clemency, forgiveness, forbearance; sympathy, considerateness, consideration, understanding, compassion, benevolence, kind-heartedness, tender-heartedness, good nature, love; mildness, softness, quietness, shyness, demureness, modesty, humility, stillness, tranquillity, peacefulness, peaceableness, placidness, serenity, repose, reverence, meekness, docility. ANTONYMS unkindness; brutality.
gentry
gentry noun (the gentry ) the upper classes, the upper middle class, the privileged classes, the wealthy, the elite, high society, the establishment, the haut monde, the county set, the smart set; Indian bhadralok; informal the upper crust, the jet set, the beautiful people, the crème de la crème, the top drawer; Brit. informal nobs, toffs; informal, dated swells.
Duden Dictionary
Gent
Gent Eigenname |G e nt |Stadt in Belgien
Gent
Gent Substantiv, maskulin ironisch , der |dʒɛnt |der Gent; Genitiv: des Gents, Plural: die Gents englisch Kurzform von Gent leman Geck, feiner Mann
Gentechnik
Gen tech nik Substantiv, feminin , die |G e ntechnik |Plural selten Technik der Erforschung und Manipulation der Gene
gentechnikfrei
gen tech nik frei Adjektiv |g e ntechnikfrei |a nicht durch Genmanipulation verändert gentechnikfreie Lebensmittel b ohne Genmanipulation arbeitend gentechnikfreie Landwirtschaft
gentechnisch
gen tech nisch Adjektiv |g e ntechnisch |die Gentechnik betreffend
Gentechnologie
Gen tech no lo gie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |G e ntechnologie |mit der Erforschung und der Manipulation von Genen befasstes Teilgebiet der Molekularbiologie
gentechnologisch
gen tech no lo gisch Adjektiv |g e ntechnologisch |die Gentechnologie betreffend
Gentes
Gen tes |G e ntes |Plural von Gens
Gentest
Gen test Substantiv, maskulin , der |G e ntest |Analyse der DNA, aus der Informationen über bestimmte Eigenschaften eines Individuums gewonnen werden können
Gentherapie
Gen the ra pie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |G e ntherapie |Therapieform, bei der körpereigenen Zellen ein fremdes Gen übertragen wird, das diese aufgrund eines Gendefekts nicht selbst herstellen können
Gentiana
Gen ti a na Substantiv, feminin , die |Genti a na |die Gentiana; Genitiv: der Gentiana illyrisch-lateinisch Enzian
Gentilen
Gen ti len Pluralwort Geschichte , die |Gent i len |die Gentilen (Plural ) lateinisch die Angehörigen der altrömischen Gentes (vgl. Gens )
Gentilhomme
Gen til homme Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʒãtiˈjɔm |französisch gentilhomme, eigentlich = Edelmann französische Bezeichnung für: Mann von vornehmer Gesinnung, Gentleman
Gentleman
Gen t le man , Gen tle man Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈd͜ʃɛntl̩mən …mɛn |der Gentleman; Genitiv: des Gentlemans, Plural: die Gentlemen |[…mən ] |englisch gentleman, Lehnübersetzung von französisch gentilhomme, eigentlich = Edelmann Mann von Anstand, Lebensart und Charakter
gentlemanlike
gen t le man like , gen tle man like Adjektiv |g e ntlemanlike …la͜ik |englisch nach Art eines Gentlemans er benahm sich nicht gerade gentlemanlike
Gentleman's Agreement
Gen t le man's Ag ree ment , Gen tle man's Agree ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das Gentlemen's Agreement |ˈd͜ʃɛntl̩mənz əˈgriːmənt - …mɛnt |das Gentleman's Agreement; Genitiv: des Gentleman's Agreement, Gentleman's Agreements englisch im Vertrauen auf die Redlichkeit des Partners getroffene Übereinkunft, Abmachung ohne formalen Vertrag; Vereinbarung auf Treu und Glauben
Gentlemen's Agreement
Gen t le men's Ag ree ment , Gen tle men's Agree ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das Gentleman's Agreement |ˈd͜ʃɛntl̩mənz əˈgriːmənt - …mɛnt |das Gentlemen's Agreement; Genitiv: des Gentlemen's Agreement, Gentlemen's Agreements englisch im Vertrauen auf die Redlichkeit des Partners getroffene Übereinkunft, Abmachung ohne formalen Vertrag; Vereinbarung auf Treu und Glauben
Gentomate
Gen to mate Substantiv, feminin , die |G e ntomate |vgl. Genmais
Gentransfer
Gen trans fer Substantiv, maskulin Genetik , der |G e ntransfer |Übertragung fremder Erbanlagen in die befruchtete Eizelle Kurzform: Transfer 6
gentrifizieren
gen t ri fi zie ren , gen tri fi zie ren schwaches Verb Soziologie |gentrifiz ie ren |Perfektbildung mit »hat «; meist im Passiv englisch to gentrify = aufwerten, zu: gentry (Gentry ) (einen Stadtteil ) durch Sanierung, Umbau aufwerten, verbessern mit der Folge, dass die einkommensschwächere Bevölkerung durch Wohlhabendere verdrängt wird der ehemalige Problemkiez ist in den letzten Jahren gentrifiziert worden
Gentrifizierung
Gen t ri fi zie rung , Gen tri fi zie rung Substantiv, feminin Soziologie , die |Gentrifiz ie rung |die Gentrifizierung; Genitiv: der Gentrifizierung, Plural: die Gentrifizierungen Aufwertung eines Stadtteils durch dessen Sanierung oder Umbau mit der Folge, dass die dort ansässige Bevölkerung durch wohlhabendere Bevölkerungsschichten verdrängt wird
Gentry
Gen t ry , Gen try Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈdʒɛntri |englisch gentry < altfranzösisch genterise, gentelise, zu lateinisch gentilis, gentil niederer englischer Adel
French Dictionary
gent
gent , gente adj. et n. f. sing. adjectif vieux Gracieux. : La gente demoiselle. nom féminin singulier ironiquement Race. : La gent canine. La « gent trotte-menu »: les souris. FORME FAUTIVE gente. Impropriété pour gent. : La gent féminine (et non la *gente ). Note Technique Ce nom s ’emploie surtout en plaisantant. Prononciation Dans le nom gent, le t ne se prononce pas, [ʒɑ̃ ]; le nom rime avec gens
gentiane
gentiane n. f. nom féminin Plante des prés à fleurs bleues, violettes ou jaunes suivant les espèces. Prononciation Le t se prononce s, [ʒɑ̃sjan ]
gentil
gentil , ille adj. adjectif 1 Charmant, agréable. : Delphine est gentille et intelligente. SYNONYME plaisant ; sympathique . 2 Qui plaît par sa délicatesse. : Une gentille attention. C ’est gentil à vous d ’être venu. SYNONYME aimable ; prévenant . Prononciation Le l ne se prononce pas au masculin, [ʒɑ̃ti ] Note Orthographique genti l.
gentilé
gentilé n. m. nom masculin Dénomination des habitants par rapport au lieu où ils habitent (continent, pays, région, ville, village, quartier, paroisse, etc. ) (Recomm. off. ). : Le mot Montréalais est le gentilé des habitants de Montréal, Trifluvien, celui des habitants de Trois-Rivières et Québécois, celui des habitants de Québec et du Québec. Note Typographique Les gentilés s ’écrivent avec une majuscule. Un Gaspésien. Les adjectifs dérivés de gentilés s ’écrivent avec une minuscule. Un repas gaspésien.
gentilhomme
gentilhomme n. m. (pl. gentilshommes ) nom masculin 1 anciennement Personne appartenant à la noblesse. : Des gentilshommes en armure. SYNONYME noble . 2 Homme qui fait preuve d ’une grande distinction, d ’une parfaite éducation. SYNONYME gentleman . Prononciation Au pluriel, le mot se prononce [ʒɑ̃tizɔm ], car on fait alors la liaison
gentilhommière
gentilhommière n. f. nom féminin Petit château à la campagne. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • castel, petit château; • château, habitation royale ou seigneuriale généralement située à la campagne; • manoir, habitation seigneuriale entourée de terres; • palais, résidence d ’un chef d ’État ou d ’un souverain.
gentillesse
gentillesse n. f. nom féminin Amabilité, délicatesse. : Sophie fait preuve de gentillesse en offrant des fleurs à son institutrice. SYNONYME prévenance .
gentiment
gentiment adv. adverbe De façon gentille. : Elle lui a gentiment offert des fleurs. SYNONYME aimablement . Note Orthographique gen ti ment.
gentleman
gentleman n. m. (pl. gentlemen ou gentlemans ) nom masculin Homme distingué, gentilhomme. : La vie du gentleman cambrioleur. Prononciation Se prononce à l ’anglaise, [dʒɛntləman ]
gentleman’s agreement
gentleman ’s agreement FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour engagement moral.
gentrification
gentrification FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour embourgeoisement.
Spanish Dictionary
gente
gente nombre femenino 1 Conjunto indeterminado de personas :el local rebosaba de gente; aquí hay gente que no me gusta nada .En algunos países de América y en España, se usa también en plural con valor expresivo: claro que ellos sabían que existían gentes que hablaban lenguas distintas a la suya, pero no les preocupaban las cuestiones de origen .2 Grupo o clase social en que se divide la sociedad :gente de dinero; gente de la calle .En algunos países de América y en España, se usa también en plural con valor expresivo: las gentes del mundo del libro .gente antigua Chile Las personas de edad avanzada .gente bien coloquial Conjunto de personas de buena posición económica o social .gente de bien Conjunto de personas honradas y de buenas intenciones .gente de paz Conjunto de personas que no tienen intención de comportarse de manera violenta .gente gorda Esp col. desp. Conjunto de personas influyentes o poderosas .gente guapa Esp coloquial Conjunto de personas ricas o famosas que frecuentan los lugares de moda y aparentemente viven sin problemas .SINÓNIMO guaperío .gente menuda coloquial Los niños :este programa de televisión va dirigido a la gente menuda .3 coloquial Conjunto de personas que pertenecen al grupo familiar o de amigos de alguien :tengo a mi gente aquí de vacaciones .4 coloquial En ciertas expresiones calificativas, persona o conjunto de personas :su amigo no parece mala gente; esos muchachos son muy buena gente, no te causarán problemas .5 adjetivo Amér [persona ] Que se caracteriza por sus buenas maneras :aquel hombre y toda su familia eran gente, todos unos caballeros y unas damas; Luis es muy gente, es muy solidario .Es invariable en número .como la gente Amér Se emplea para referirse a algo que es muy bueno o de buena calidad, o a una persona que tiene una conducta irreprochable :este es un equipo de música como la gente, no como el que me compré el año pasado, que tenía muy mal sonido; por fin tenemos un gobernador como la gente: honesto y responsable . VÉASE don de gentes .
gentecilla
gentecilla nombre femenino Esp despectivo Gente .
gentil
gentil adjetivo 1 Que demuestra o se comporta con amabilidad, educación y cortesía :una gentil reverencia; aquella gentil amiga en las horas de mi agonía solía acudir a mitigar mi desesperación .2 Que tiene muy buena presencia :gentil doncella; gentil donaire .3 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que adora a dioses que, desde la perspectiva de alguna de las tres religiones monoteístas (cristianismo, judaísmo e islam ), se consideran falsos :los romanos eran gentiles; en aquella época, Israel oponía su santo gobierno de jueces al pagano gobierno de reyes de los pueblos gentiles .SINÓNIMO pagano . VÉASE a cuerpo gentil .
gentileza
gentileza nombre femenino 1 Amabilidad y cortesía de la persona gentil :el foso del castillo retiene el aroma de la valentía y la gentileza del conde; el dueño de la casa ha tenido la gentileza de invitarnos a comer .2 Regalo que determinada persona da como muestra de afecto y consideración :los turistas encontrarán en su habitación una cesta de frutas y una botella de vino, gentileza de la dirección del hotel .3 Garbo, gracia o gallardía con que una persona realiza una cosa :cuando montaba a caballo se acentuaba la gentileza de su figura .
gentilhombre
gentilhombre nombre masculino 1 Caballero cortesano .2 Noble que servía en casa de los reyes o de otras personas importantes .El plural es gentileshombres .
gentilicio, -cia
gentilicio, -cia adjetivo /nombre masculino [nombre, adjetivo ] Que expresa el origen geográfico o racial :‘peruano ’, ‘japonés ’ y ‘español ’ son adjetivos gentilicios .
gentilidad
gentilidad nombre femenino 1 Conjunto de los gentiles (personas politeístas, desde la perspectiva de alguna de las tres religiones monoteístas ):san Pablo tuvo cierta influencia de las religiones de la gentilidad .SINÓNIMO paganismo .2 Conjunto de religiones de estas personas .SINÓNIMO paganismo .
gentío
gentío nombre masculino Gran cantidad de gente .SINÓNIMO muchedumbre, multitud .
gentleman
gentleman nombre masculino Hombre de aspecto elegante y cuidado, modales distinguidos y exquisita educación :se ajustó el nudo de la corbata con la sublimada distinción del gentleman, sin una arruga en el traje impecable y ni un solo pliegue en la camisa hecha a medida .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés gentleman ‘caballero ’, calco del francés gentilhomme .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘yéntelman ’.El plural es gentlemen .
gentuza
gentuza nombre femenino despectivo Gente que se considera despreciable .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
gent
gent /dʒent /名詞 C 1 ｟くだけて ｠紳士 ; 男 .2 ｟英 くだけて ｠〖the ～s, ～s', Gents, Gents'; 単数扱い 〗男子用トイレ (｟米 ｠men's room ) (↔the Ladies (')).
genteel
gen teel /dʒentíːl /形容詞 1 ｟しばしばけなして ｠〈人 流儀などが 〉上品ぶった, (上流を )気どった .2 ｟やや古 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗上流社会の, 上品な, 優雅な ; 古びて閑静な 〈場所など 〉▸ with a genteel accent 上品な口調で ～ly 副詞
gentian
gen tian /dʒénʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C 〘植 〙リンドウ ; 欧州産黄花リンドウの根 〘胃薬ゲンチアナの原料 〙.～̀ v í olet メチルヴァイオレット 〘染料 〙.
Gentile
Gen tile /dʒéntaɪl /名詞 C 1 (ユダヤ人から見て )非ユダヤ人 〘特にキリスト教徒 〙.2 ｟米 ｠(モルモン教徒から見て )非モルモン教徒 .3 (一般に )異教徒 .形容詞 1 非ユダヤ人の .2 非モルモン教徒の .3 異教徒の .
gentility
gen til i ty /dʒəntɪ́ləti /名詞 U ｟やや古 ｠1 上流階級の出 ; 上品さ ; 上流階級 (の人々 ).2 ｟時に皮肉で ｠お上品ぶり, 上品ぶった行為 ▸ shabby gentility やりくり算段しての体面維持
gentle
gen tle /dʒént (ə )l /〖語源は 「同じ種族 (genus )の 」〗(名 )gentleman, (副 )gently 形容詞 ～r ; ～st 1 〈人 性質などが 〉【人に 】優しい , 親切な, 気配りした «with , to » (!意識的で自発的な優しさを表すことが多い ) ; 物静かな ▸ a kind and gentle man 思いやりのある優しい男性 ▸ Be gentle with Tim .ティムに優しくね ▸ a gentle giant 優しい大男 ▸ gentle reader 寛大な読者よ 〘著者が呼びかけに用いる 〙.2 〈動作 声などが 〉穏やかな , やわらかな, ゆるやかな ▸ gentle exercise 軽い運動 ▸ a gentle voice 穏やかな声 ▸ a gentle face [smile ]穏やかな顔つき [微笑 ]▸ in a gentle way 穏やかに ▸ a gentle push [touch ]やわらかく [そっと ]押すこと [触れること ]▸ a gentle slope [curve ]ゆるやかな坂 [カーブ ]▸ Cook over a gentle heat for 3 minutes .｟レシピ ｠弱火で3分調理します 3 〈雨 風などが 〉穏やかな ▸ a gentle breeze そよ風 ; 〘気象 〙軟風 〘秒速3.4--5.4m 〙4 〈薬 酒などが 〉強くない ; 刺激の少ない .5 〈動物が 〉おとなしい, なれた .6 ｟古 ｠身分のよい, 生まれのよい .名詞 C (つりえさ用 )ウジ .～̀ s é x ｟やや古 ｠〖the ～; 集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗女性 .
gentleman
gen tle man /dʒént (ə )lmən , ｟米 くだけて ｠dʒénəmən /→gentle 名詞 複 -men /-mən /C 1 紳士 (↔lady ) 〘礼儀正しく, 高潔で誠実な男性 〙▸ He was a perfect [real ] gentleman .彼は完璧 （かんぺき ）な [真の ]紳士だった ▸ play the gentleman 紳士ぶる 2 ｟丁寧に ｠男の方, 殿方 ; 男の人 ▸ Are you this gentleman 's wife? こちらの方の奥様ですか ▸ a gentleman named [called ] Tony Howell トニー ハウエルという名の男性 ▸ my gentleman 御当人, やっこさん ▸ a gentleman of fortune いかさま師, 冒険家 3 〖-men; 呼びかけで 〗みなさん ▸ Excuse me, gentlemen .皆さんすみません 〘男性のみの聴衆に向かって 〙▸ Ladies and gentlemen! 皆さん 〘男女の聴衆に向かって 〙▸ Gentlemen 拝啓 〘会社あての手紙の冒頭のあいさつ; →Sir 〙4 ｟英 掲示 ｠〖-men; 単数扱い 〗男子トイレ (｟くだけて ｠Gents, ｟米 ｠Men )(→lady ).5 ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗(上院 下院の )男性議員 (!ほかの議員に対する呼びかけで用いる ) ▸ the gentleman from Georgia ジョージア州選出の議員 6 ｟英 ｠(クリケットの )アマチュア選手 .7 ｟英 遠回しに ｠密輸業者 .8 a. 〘英史 〙紳士 (階級の人 ) 〘knightとyeomanの間に位置する 〙.b. 従者, 近侍 .c. (収入があり働く必要のない )無職者; (社会的身分の高い )有閑階級の人 .～̀ f á rmer ｟英 ｠(自分で労働する必要のない )農場主 .～̀ 's [g è ntlemen's ] agr é ement 紳士協定 ; 暗黙の協定 (!当事者が女性でも用いる; ｟男女共用 ｠honorable [verbal ] agreement ) .～̀ 's g é ntleman (貴人の )従者, 従僕 .
gentlemanly
g é n tle man ly 形容詞 紳士らしい, 紳士的な, 上品な (!polite, well-mannered, decentなど具体的に表す方がよい ) .g é n tle man li ness 名詞
gentleness
gen tle ness /dʒént (ə )lnəs /名詞 U 親切, 優しさ ; 温和, 穏やかさ .
gentlewoman
g é ntle w ò man 名詞 複 -women C ｟古 ｠上流婦人, 貴婦人, 淑女 (!ladyよりも古風な語 ) ; 侍女 .
gently
gen tly /dʒéntli /→gentle 副詞 more ～; most ～1 優しく, 親切に ; 穏やかに, 静かに, そっと ▸ speak gently 穏やかにしゃべる ▸ treat a child gently 優しく子供を扱う 2 ゆるやかに, 徐々に ▸ Gently (does it )!｟英 くだけて ｠(そんなに急がずに )ゆっくり! , 慎重にやりなさい ▸ The hill slopes gently .丘は傾斜がゆるやかである 3 身分よく, 育ちがよく ▸ gently born [bred ]生まれ [育ち ]がよい
gentrify
gen tri fy /dʒéntrɪfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 〈地域など 〉を再開発して高級化する .
gentry
gen try /dʒéntri /名詞 U 〖通例the ～; 複数扱い 〗1 ｟英 やや古 ｠紳士階級 (の人々 ) 〘貴族の下の身分 〙.2 ｟皮肉で ｠連中, 手合い .
gents(')
gents (')Gents (')/dʒents /名詞 ｟話 ｠〖the ～〗男子用公衆トイレ (→gent 2 ).
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