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gentlebeing

gentlebeing noun: polite term of address for any sentient being, human or otherwise.

Noun

gentlebeing (plural gentlebeings)

  1. (humorous, plural-normally, sometimes) Polite 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

Forms of gentlebeing

pluralgentlebeings

Origin of gentlebeing

From gentle + being, modelled on gentleman.

Questions about gentlebeing

What does gentlebeing mean?
Gentlebeing means polite term of address for any sentient being, human or otherwise.
What part of speech is gentlebeing?
Gentlebeing is a noun.
What is the plural of gentlebeing?
The plural of gentlebeing is gentlebeings.

Words near gentlebeing in the dictionary

  1. gentle-handed
  2. gentle-hearted
  3. gentle-heartedly
  4. gentle-heartedness
  5. gentle-like
  6. gentlebeing
  7. gentlebeings
  8. gentleboy
  9. gentleboys
  10. gentled
  11. gentlefolk

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