GENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does Gent mean?
• GENT (noun)
The noun GENT has 3 senses:
1. informal abbreviation of 'gentleman'
2. a boy or man
3. port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
Familiarity information: GENT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GENT (noun)
Meaning:
Informal abbreviation of 'gentleman'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("gent" is a kind of...):
gentleman (a man of refinement)
Meaning:
A boy or man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
lad; fellow; fella; chap; cuss; feller; gent; blighter
Context examples:
that chap is your host / there's a fellow at the door / he's a likable cuss
Hypernyms ("gent" is a kind of...):
male; male person (a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gent"):
dog (informal term for a man)
Meaning:
Port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Gand; Ghent; Gent
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Gent" is a part of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
