Home › Words › G › gentlepersongentlepersongentleperson · noun — A gentle person of any gender; a member of the gentry.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom gentle + -person, after gentleman and gentlewoman.nounA gentle person of any gender; a member of the gentry.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gentlewoman 74% match — A woman of the nobility. vs gentleperson →gentleman 73% match — Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. vs gentleperson →gentlelady 73% match — A form of address for a woman. Also a reference to a female member of a legislature. vs gentleperson →gentlefolk 73% match — People of superior social position. vs gentleperson →gentlefolks 72% match — Synonym of gentlefolk. vs gentleperson →gentlesome 71% match — Characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender. vs gentleperson →gentlemanly 70% match — Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen. vs gentleperson →gentlewomanhood 70% match — The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman. vs gentleperson →