Meanings
comparative more gentlemanlike · superlative most gentlemanlike · alternative gentleman-like
- Like a gentleman; courteous.
He bowed to me, he madamed me, he was throughout as gentlemanlike and respectful as I had ever found him when we met at Old Harbour House or in Old Harbour Town.
1905, William Clark Russell, The Yarn of Old Harbour Town, page 208Synonyms: gentlemanly
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLike a gentleman; courteous.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivebefitting a man of good breeding
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishgentleman
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishgentlemanlike
Translations
Hindi सज्जन
- सज्जन (sajjan)Translations
Polish dżentelmeński, szarmancki
- dżentelmeńskiTranslations
- szarmanckiTranslations
Spanish caballeresco, caballeroso
- caballerescoTranslations
- caballerosoTranslations
- galanteTranslations
- gentilTranslations
Cite this entry
gentlemanlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlemanlike
“gentlemanlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlemanlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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