| gentian |
any of a large variety of European and American plants that bear colorful, usu. blue or yellow flowers. [2 definitions] |
| gentile |
(sometimes cap.) a person who is not Jewish, esp. a Christian. [4 definitions] |
| gentility |
the quality or state of one who is genteel; refinement of manners and behavior. [2 definitions] |
| gentle |
without harshness, aggressiveness, or violence. [7 definitions] |
| gentlefolk |
people of good family and breeding, usu. of high social standing. |
| gentleman |
a courteous and honorable man. [4 definitions] |
| gentleman-farmer |
a wealthy man who farms for pleasure rather than for income. |
| gentlemanly |
like, characteristic of, or befitting a gentleman; well-mannered. |
| gentlemen's agreement |
an unwritten agreement that is binding through the parties' pledge of honor but not enforceable by law. [2 definitions] |
| gentlewoman |
a courteous and honorable woman. [3 definitions] |
| gently |
softly or mildly; not harshly. |
| gentrification |
the process by which buildings in decaying neighborhoods are bought and renovated by relatively wealthy people, thus causing the displacement and sometimes homelessness of poor people. |
| gentrify |
to restore or upgrade (a deteriorated neighborhood) by renovation of existing homes and the like, usu. resulting in the displacement of poor residents by more affluent ones. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. [2 definitions] |
| genuflect |
to bend the knee so as to worship or show reverence. [2 definitions] |
| genuine |
true to what is claimed or believed about a thing; authentic. [2 definitions] |
| genus |
one of the categories used in classifying living organisms, larger than a species but smaller than a family. [2 definitions] |
| -geny |
origin; production; generation. |
| geo- |
earth. |
| geocentric |
of, concerning, or measured from the center of the earth. [2 definitions] |
| geochemical |
of, pertaining to, or involving geochemistry. |