Gentleman vs Masculine - What's the difference?
gentleman | masculine |
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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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]:
Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.
Of or pertaining to the male sex; biologically male, not female.
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Belonging to males; typically used by males.
Having the qualities stereotypically associated with men: virile, aggressive, not effeminate.
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(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the male grammatical gender, in languages that have gender distinctions.
# (of a noun) Being of the masculine class, or grammatical gender, and inflected in that manner.
# (of some other parts of speech) Being inflected in agreement with the masculine noun.
(grammar) The masculine gender.
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(grammar) A word of the masculine gender.
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That which is masculine.
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A man.
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As nouns the difference between gentleman and masculine
is that gentleman is a well‐mannered or charming man while masculine is the masculine gender.As an adjective masculine is
of or pertaining to the male gender; manly.gentleman
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Noun
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- 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 agreementmasculine
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(wikipedia masculine)Alternative forms
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(en adjective)- Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
- “John”, “Paul” and “Jake” are masculine names.
- That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
- a masculine church.
- The noun ''Student'' is masculine in German.
- German uses the masculine of the definite article, ''der'', with ''Student''.