Hyphenation of gentleman

How to hyphenate gentleman

Because it is a word with a single syllable, gentleman is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

gentleman

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: gentleman

Definitions of gentleman

gentleman is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
Example: Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself.
noun
Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
noun
An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
Synonyms: cockney, "puss-gentleman", sissy
Example: Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?
noun
(polite term of address) Any man.
Synonyms: sahib
Example: Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.
noun
(usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
Synonyms: dilettante
noun
An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.

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Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.