gentleman B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled genlman, genlman’s, and genlmen US /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ See IPA manual Freq #1726 Meanings 1 noun A polite, well-mannered man. He held the door open for everyone, a true gentleman. 2 noun A polite way to refer to any man. Could you show this gentleman to his seat? 3 noun In the past, a man of good social position who did not need to work for a living. In the novel, the young gentleman lived off the income from his family estate. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a polite way to refer to... sahib Word family Forms gentlemanlikegentlemen Derived forms gentgentleboygentleman-at-armsgentleman-commonergentleman-in-waitinggentlemanhoodgentlemanishgentlemanismgentlemanizegentlemanlinessgentlemanlygentlemanship Related forms gentleladygentlewoman Common collocations old gentleman Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome. gentilman Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gentleman **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ **Frequency rank:** 1726 ## Meanings 1. A polite, well-mannered man. 2. A polite way to refer to any man. 3. In the past, a man of good social position who did not need to work for a living. ## Examples - He held the door open for everyone, a true gentleman. - Could you show this gentleman to his seat? - In the novel, the young gentleman lived off the income from his family estate. ## Derived Forms - gent - gentleboy - gentleman-at-arms - gentleman-commoner - gentleman-in-waiting - gentlemanhood - gentlemanish - gentlemanism - gentlemanize - gentlemanliness - gentlemanly - gentlemanship ## Related Forms - gentlelady - gentlewoman ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gentilman ## Etymology From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome. ## AI Etymology Gentleman comes from Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome. In current use, the main senses are “A polite, well-mannered man” and “A polite way to refer to any man”. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown