Dear Learners
Here is something I’ve learnt.
Gentleman
1.a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
2.(used as a polite term) a man: Do you know that gentleman over there?
3.gentlemen, (used as a form of address): Gentlemen, please come this way.
4.a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man:
5.a male personal servant, especially of a man of social position; valet.
Gentle man = kind or tender man
***So we can say- She’s a gentle woman, can’t we? ***
kind regards.
Dozy
March 19, 2012, 12:20pm
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To mean a kind and tender woman, yes.
In fact, there is also an old-fashioned word “gentlewoman”, the female form of “gentleman”. It is no longer used though; one would say “lady” instead.
Thank you very much Mr. Alan and Dozy.
You may not believe that I’ve learnt about it very recently. I first thought the writer had made a huge mistake by writing gentle and man separately as I just skimmed the text. After I’d read the full sentence, I found out that I almost made a fatal mistake myself. Oh dear…
So I have to keep on learning?
kind regards.