Meanings
noungentlebeing (plural gentlebeings)
plural gentlebeings
- humorousplural normallysometimesliteraturePolite term of address for any sentient being, human or otherwise.
Ladies and gentlebeings, let me introduce to you Doctor N'looma and her assistant L'raan, the Yularians who, along with other medical staff, were instrumental in giving me a new lease on life!
2016, James R. Lane, Last Dance of the Phoenix, page 204
Origin
From gentle + being, modelled on gentleman.
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gentlebeing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlebeing
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“gentlebeing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlebeing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gentlebeing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlebeing.
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