Gentleman vs False - What's the difference?
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A well?mannered or charming man.
A man of breeding or higher class.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
A polite term referring to a man.
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, title= A polite form of address to a group of men.
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Toilets intended for use by men.
(lb) A cricketer of independent wealth, who does not (require to) get paid to play the sport.
Amateur.
*2004 , Mary N. Woods, "The First Professional: Benjamin Henry Latrobe", in, Keith L. Eggener, editor, American Architectural History: A Contemporary Reader , (Routledge), electronic edition, ISBN 0203643682, p.119 [http://books.google.com/books?id=-dDKjSIDdksC&pg=PA119&dq=gentleman]:
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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, title= Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation
Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun gentleman
is a well‐mannered or charming man.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.gentleman
English
Noun
(gentlemen)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}
- Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman- architect in the United States.
Usage notes
* The equivalent form of address to one man is (Sir).Synonyms
* (toilets) gents (colloquial), little boy's room (colloquial), men's roomAntonyms
* (cricketer) professional, player (historical)Derived terms
* gentleman farmer * gentleman of leisure * gentleman scientistSee also
* lady * gentleman's agreementfalse
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Adjective
(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}