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Meaning of "gentlefolk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENTLEFOLK

gentlefolk  [ˈdʒɛntəlˌfəʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENTLEFOLK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gentlefolk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENTLEFOLK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gentlefolk in the English dictionary

The definition of gentlefolk in the dictionary is persons regarded as being of good breeding.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENTLEFOLK


fisherfolk
ˈfɪʃəˌfəʊk
folk
fəʊk
hillfolk
ˈhɪlˌfəʊk
kinfolk
ˈkɪnˌfəʊk
kinsfolk
ˈkɪnzˌfəʊk
menfolk
ˈmɛnˌfəʊk
merfolk
ˈmɜːfəʊk
seafolk
ˈsiːˌfəʊk
townsfolk
ˈtaʊnzfəʊk
tradesfolk
ˈtreɪdzˌfəʊk
womenfolk
ˈwɪmɪnˌfəʊk
workfolk
ˈwɜːkˌfəʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENTLEFOLK

gentle
gentle breeze
gentle sex
gentlefolks
gentlehood
gentleman
Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
gentleman-at-arms
gentleman-farmer
gentleman-in-waiting
gentleman´s agreement
gentlemanhood
gentlemanlike
gentlemanliness
gentlemanly
gentlemanship
gentlemen
gentlemen-at-arms
gentlemen-farmers
gentlemen-in-waiting

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENTLEFOLK

Beaker folk
country folk
egg yolk
Herrenvolk
holk
little folk
Norfolk
Polk
Suffolk
travelling folk
volk
yolk

Synonyms and antonyms of gentlefolk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gentlefolk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENTLEFOLK

Find out the translation of gentlefolk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gentlefolk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gentlefolk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

世家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señores
570 millions of speakers

English

gentlefolk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठाकुर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أشراف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

господа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gentlefolk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভদ্রলোকসমূহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gens de bonne famille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herrschaften
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gentlefolk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지체있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong lanang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con nhà gia giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gentlefolk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभ्य गृहस्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kibarlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gente appartenente alla buona società
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szlachta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панове
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

niște domni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευγενείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deftigen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

herrskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gentle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gentlefolk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENTLEFOLK»

The term «gentlefolk» is normally little used and occupies the 124.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of gentlefolk
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENTLEFOLK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gentlefolk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gentlefolk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gentlefolk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENTLEFOLK»

Discover the use of gentlefolk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gentlefolk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Traders and Gentlefolk: The Livingstons of New York, 1675-1790
Kierner vividly recreates the history of four generations of Livingstons and sheds new light on the development of both the elite ideology they represented and of the wider culture of early America.
Cynthia A. Kierner, 1992
2
A House of Gentlefolk (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)
By using a running English-to-Korean thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of A House of Gentlefolk by Ivan S. Turgenev was edited for three audiences.
Ivan Turgenev, 2008
3
A House of Gentlefolk (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of A House of Gentlefolk.
Inc Icon Group International, 2009
4
A House of Gentlefolk a House of Gentlefolk
Lisa went into the drawing-room, where Panshin's voice and laugh could be heard; he had been communicating some gossip of the town to Marya Dmitrievna, and Gedeonovsky, who by this time had come in from the garden, and he was himself ...
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, 2010
5
Platitudes in the Making: Precepts and Advices for Gentlefolk
Here is a unique facsimile edition of a 1911 copy of Jackson's pithy platitudes with Chesterton's original readable handwritten responses on each page.
Holbrook Jackson, 1997
6
The Novels of Ivan Turgenev: A house of gentlefolk
ance of guests after so long an interval at Vassilyevskoe fluttered and delighted the old man ; it was a pleasure to him to see that his master was acquainted with such fine gentlefolk. He was not, however, the only one who was fluttered that ...
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, 1926
7
Better to Marry
She had a young man who was a footman at one of the big houses close by, and who earned quite good money, and had wonderful tips, seeing that real gentlefolk visited there. Alice dwelt on the real gentlefolk as though she believed that ...
Ursula Bloom, 2010
8
Junk Fiction: America's Obsession with Bestsellers
prevented them from ever achieving the tastes and perspectives of the gentlefolk whose dress & speech & external manners they so assiduously mimicked. This herd of acquisitive boors brought up from the shop & the counting-house a ...
S. T. Joshi, 2009
9
A Peaceful Retirement
Gerald Partridge seemed to think that some institution like Distressed Gentlefolk or Delinquent Boys might be interested.' 'Not to share, I trust. The Gentlefolk would soon be even more Distressed with Delinquent Boys under the same roof.
Miss Read, 2007
10
The Nature of Peace
there should appear to be in prospect a growth of well- bred families resting on invested wealth and so living on unearned incomes ; larger incomes and consequently a more imposingly well-bred body of gentlefolk, sustained and vouched for ...
Thorstein Veblen

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENTLEFOLK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gentlefolk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Infinifactory leaves Early Access
I better pad this out a bit, lest I be caned by the Victorian-era gentlefolk who inexplicably run this website. Infinifactory is the next game by ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»
2
The TR Podcast 179: Radeon R9 Fury X tested & dissected
Wish I could have been online. Our first daughter was born, so maybe next time. Reply. Damage: (+1)Congrats! tesmar: (+3)Gracias, gentlefolk. «The Tech Report, LLC, Jun 15»
3
Ahh, the banter. Dundee fans given graphic reminder of fateful New …
Yet while those gentlefolk of a Dark Blue persuasion wish it had never happened, the less dignified bunch across the street (trust I'm not nailing ... «The Courier, Jun 15»
4
Stuffy British Period Miniseries Are My Comfort Television—but …
The company of impeccably mannered gentlefolk who use the word “countenance” and love with fervor but no kissing is my preferred ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
5
Vintage view: perfume bottles
... soaked in perfume, saved the tottering sensitivities of gentlefolk crushed in the ballroom or rattling along with whiffy companions by carriage. «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
6
Greenwich Dairy - request for help
... as my neighbour up the hill always tell me, are the "grander villas" for the Gentlefolk, all built within a few years of this building. 1 Hyde Vale is ... «Crosswhatfields?, Jun 15»
7
The Kind of Showpiece Final Arsenal Need To Aspire To
Gentlefolk, I give you the film industry...the music industry...the political circuit...oh, and football. Anyone spot a pattern developing here? «Online Gooner, Jun 15»
8
Counter: If you live and die by chocolate pie ...
Gentlefolk, start your engines. Because we are mere hours away from Mother's Day, the third most competitive restaurant day of the year, and ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
9
Between a rock and…
So while blokes are bundu bashing, the gentlefolk are pampered. The accommodation and package choices are extensive – from camping, ... «Independent Online, May 15»
10
Eels: Royal Albert Hall
Ladies and gentlefolk grab your Sunday best: Eels' soul-stirring Royal Albert Hall live album/film combo feels like an evening in church. You'll ... «PopMatters, Apr 15»

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