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We will that all men know we blame not all the lords, nor all those that are about the king's person, nor all gentlemen nor yeomen, nor all men of law, nor all bishops, nor all priests, but all such as may be found guilty by just and true inquiry and by the law.
Jack Cade

Meaning of "gentlemen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENTLEMEN

gentlemen  [ˈdʒɛntlmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENTLEMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gentlemen 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 GENTLEMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gentlemen

Gentleman

In modern speech the term gentleman refers to any man of good, courteous conduct. It may also refer to all men collectively, as in indications of gender-separated facilities, or as a sign of the speaker's own courtesy when addressing others. In its original meaning, the term denoted a man of the lowest rank of the English gentry, standing below an esquire and above a yeoman. By definition, this category included the younger sons of the younger sons of peers and the younger sons of baronets, knights, and esquires in perpetual succession, and thus the term captures the common denominator of gentility shared by both constituents of the English aristocracy: the peerage and the gentry. In this sense, the word equates with the French gentilhomme, which latter term has been, in Great Britain, long confined to the peerage; Maurice Keen points to the category of "gentlemen" in this context as thus constituting "the nearest contemporary English equivalent of the noblesse of France".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENTLEMEN


bellman
ˈbɛlmən
billman
ˈbɪlmən
Coleman
ˈkəʊlmən
councilman
ˈkaʊnsəlmən
culmen
ˈkʌlmən
dolman
ˈdɒlmən
Edelman
ˈɛdəlmən
elmen
ˈelmən
gentleman
ˈdʒɛntəlmən
Hellman
ˈhɛlmən
nobleman
ˈnəʊbəlmən
Perlman
ˈpɜːlmən
Pullman
ˈpʊlmən
rifleman
ˈraɪfəlmən
signalman
ˈsɪɡnəlmən
stallman
ˈstɔːlmən
stillman
ˈstɪlmən
tollman
ˈtəʊlmən
toolman
ˈtuːlmən
woolman
ˈwʊlmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENTLEMEN

gentleman
Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
gentleman-at-arms
gentleman-farmer
gentleman-in-waiting
gentleman´s agreement
gentlemanhood
gentlemanlike
gentlemanliness
gentlemanly
gentlemanship
gentlemen-at-arms
gentlemen-farmers
gentlemen-in-waiting
gentlemen´s agreement
gentlemen´s club
gentleness
gentlenesse
gentleperson
gentler sex

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENTLEMEN

Bremen
cattlemen
country gentlemen
firemen
fuglemen
horsemen
linemen
middlemen
missilemen
musclemen
noblemen
Norsemen
People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen
policemen
riflemen
semen
servicemen
sidemen
stablemen
Yemen

Synonyms and antonyms of gentlemen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gentlemen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENTLEMEN

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

Translator English - Chinese

嘉宾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señores
570 millions of speakers

English

gentlemen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सज्जनों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

господа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Deputados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহোদয়গণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Messieurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puan-puan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

紳士
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여러분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tuan-tuan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quý ông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாய்மார்களே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभ्य गृहस्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beyler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

signori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

panowie!
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

панове
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

domnilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κύριοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

here
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

herrar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

herrer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gentlemen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENTLEMEN»

The term «gentlemen» is very widely used and occupies the 13.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENTLEMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gentlemen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gentlemen» 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 gentlemen

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10 QUOTES WITH «GENTLEMEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gentlemen.
1
Josephine Baker
When I was a child and they burned me out of my home, I was frightened and I ran away. Eventually I ran far away. It was to a place called France. Many of you have been there, and many have not. But I must tell you, ladies and gentlemen, in that country I never feared. It was like a fairyland place.
2
E. F. Benson
Young gentlemen with literary aspirations usually start a new university magazine, which for wit and pungency is designed to eclipse all such previous efforts, and I was no exception in the matter of this popular gambit.
3
Jack Cade
We will that all men know we blame not all the lords, nor all those that are about the king's person, nor all gentlemen nor yeomen, nor all men of law, nor all bishops, nor all priests, but all such as may be found guilty by just and true inquiry and by the law.
4
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity the sense of security has indeed been attained?
5
Jane Welsh Carlyle
If I have an antipathy for any class of people, it is for fine ladies. I almost match my Husband's detestation of partridge-shooting gentlemen.
6
George M. Cohan
Ladies and gentlemen, my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you!
7
George Colman
Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
8
George Combe
I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air.
9
George Combe
While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting their cases, and preserve their individual character as gentlemen, there are others who acknowledge no law, human or divine, but the law of Scotland.
10
Jim Costa
As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENTLEMEN»

Discover the use of gentlemen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gentlemen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments ...
Until now, only the twelve jurors who sat in judgment were able to appreciate these virtuoso performances, where weeks of testimony were boiled down and presented with flair, wit, and high drama.
Michael S Lief, H. Mitchell Caldwell, Ben Bycel, 1999
2
Gentlemen
This debut YA novel combines the wrong-side-of-the-tracks edginess of books like THE OUTSIDERS and FREAK THE MIGHTY and the searingly honest storytelling of authors like Chris Lynch and John Green.
Michael Northrop, 2010
3
Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players: A Sociological Study of ...
This revised edition of a classic text explores the development of rugby from a folk game into its modern forms. Updated with a substantial new foreword and epilogue.
Kenneth Sheard, Eric Dunning, 2013
4
Gentlemen
Barricaded into a large, gloomy flat in Stockholm, 1979, a battered and frightened young man - Klas Östergren - writes the story of how he came to this sorry state.
Klas Östergren, 2009
5
Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen
In addition to dissecting the record’s organization, arrangements and lyrics, as well as exhaustively examining old articles, reviews and interviews, the book delves into the memories, experiences and influences of the Afghan Whigs.
Bob Gendron, 2008
6
Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen, in England, ...
JAMES. MORAY,. ESQ. The vale of Stratherne extends from Loch Erne on the northwest, along the course of the river Erne eastward, until it joins the estuary of the Tay near Abernethy : thus comprising a district about thirty miles in length, ...
John Preston Neale, Thomas Moule, 1822
7
Philadelphia Gentlemen: The Making of a National Upper Class
This proper Philadelphia story starts with the city's golden age at the close of the eighteenth century.
Edward Digby Baltzell, 1989
8
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Here are her "diaries," created by Anita Loos in the Roaring Twenties, as Lorelei and her friend Dorothy barrel across Europe meeting everyone from the Prince of Wales to "Doctor Froyd"-and then back home again to marry a Main Line ...
Anita Loos, 1998
9
Freak The Mighty
Two boys – a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces – forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force. (Made into the film, The Mighty.)
Rodman Philbrick, 2013
10
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
Published in Poland after the Second World War, these stories constitute a masterwork of world literature.
Tadeusz Borowski, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENTLEMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gentlemen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wimbledon 2015 Gentlemen's Final: Day 13 time, TV schedule, how …
Below you can find info on where and when to watch the gentlemen's singles final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on Day 13 of ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
2
'Iker deserves a team like Barça, perfect gentlemen'
Casillas's parents spoke their mind during an interview with Spanish newspaper, El Mundo, and blamed Florentino Pérez for the player's exit. «MARCA.com, Jul 15»
3
Why Gentlemen's clubs should stay just for men
'There are three intolerable things in life,” Orson Welles once decreed, “cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Ladies and gentlemen, the new captain of Liverpool Football Club
After over a decade under the leadership of Steven Gerrard, the Anfield outfit this morning announced the successor to the throne. Gerrard ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
5
Editorial: Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines
America has had a long romance with the automobile. Though the country's entrepreneurial spirit did not actually create the car, American ... «NRToday.com, Jul 15»
6
Think Progress Discovers Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Other Lite …
Think Progress Discovers Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Other Lite Fare · Pointing Out Harm Reduction Gains · Does Medicare Impoverish the ... «Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog, Jul 15»
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Gentlemen Of Few - Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone - 4th July 2015 Live …
Whether it was a carefully chosen date or just a happy coincidence, it was with great anticipation that Gentlemen Of Few, Kent's Greatest export ... «Contactmusic.com, Jul 15»
8
Of gentlemen and heroes, and an era long gone
What are the odds of three of India's most successful captains being born within days of each other – spread across 30-something years, ... «Wisden India, Jul 15»
9
6 Other Times A “Gentlemen's Agreement” Was Broken
To make a long, emoji-filled story short, DeAndre Jordan reneged on a “gentlemen's agreement” with the Dallas Mavericks, spurned their ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
10
Ladies And Gentlemen, Corporate IT Spending Has Left The …
Corporate IT spending is on the move. Obviously the CEO is not dead, nor is the chief financial offer (CFO) or the chief information officer (CIO) ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

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