gentleman

«gentleman» in Mova's school dictionary: a polite word for a man — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a gentleman, gentlemen)

meaning for a pupil

1) A gentleman is a polite word for a man. tree →

2) A gentleman is a man who is kind, honest and has good manners. tree →

3) (old-fashioned) A gentleman was a rich man from a high-class family who did not need to work. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life people say «this gentleman is waiting» as a polite way to talk about a man, and speeches start «Ladies and gentlemen». The «Gents» sign shows the men's toilet in the UK. In stories a true gentleman is brave and kind. Phrases: ladies and gentlemen, a real gentleman, a perfect gentleman, the gents.

examples

• Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our school play. tree →
• The gentleman at the front would like a coffee. tree →
• He held the door open like a real gentleman. tree →
• An old gentleman helped me find the bus stop. tree →
• In the story, the gentleman lived in a big house with servants. (old-fashioned) tree →
• The gents' toilet is down the corridor. tree →
• There were 12 ladies and 15 gentlemen, so 27 guests in all. tree →
• "Don't talk nonsense," replied the old gentleman. tree →

note

Plural is «gentlemen» (not gentlemans). It is more polite than «man». The female pair is «lady» (ladies). In maths, «ladies and gentlemen» means add the two groups.

In the corpora

• That night, on a lonely common under the stars, Toad boasts: «This is the real life for a gentleman!
• This is the real life for a gentleman!
• Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows».
• Toad describes his house like an estate agent's advert: «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique ...
• But the gentlemen don't recognise him.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gentleman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.