gentleman in English: A polite word for a man, or a man who behaves kindly and well. (noun)

Translation

A polite word for a man, or a man who behaves kindly and well.

Word origin

From gentil, meaning of good birth, joined to man.

Gender

Pluralgentlemenirregular

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"Gentleman" is a polite word for a man.

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"Gentlemen" is the plural form, and it changes the vowel.

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Here "gentleman" means someone who behaves kindly.

man

An adult male human being.

woman

An adult female person.

polite

Acting in a kind, well-mannered way, saying please and thank you.

friend

A person you know well and like, who is not in your family.

person

A single human being, such as a man, woman, or child.

mister

A polite title used before a man's family name, almost always written short as Mr.

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