Gentlemen

/ˈdʒɛɾ̃.əl.mən/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters
Definition of Gentlemen

noun

  1. A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.

    "Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself."

  2. Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  3. An effeminate or oversophisticated man.

    "Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?"

  4. (polite term of address) Any man.

    "Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room."

  5. (usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
Anagrams of Gentlemen

No exact anagrams found for "gentlemen". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Gentlemen"

Gentlemen is a 9-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Gentlemen" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "gentlemen" is a medium-scoring word.