What is another word for "fine gentleman"? (2024)

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What can I say instead of "gentlemen"? ›

man of his word man of honor polished man refined man. gentleman (noun as in a well-born person) Strongest matches. aristocrat nobleman.

nounas in dapper man. Beau Brummel. coxcomb. dandy. fancy Dan.

A FINE gentleman, in the true and natural sense of the expression, is, pace Pope, a nobler work of God than an honest man; for the greater includes the less. A gentleman is necessarily an honest man, but not every honest man is a gentleman, and still less a "fine" gentleman.

It is not professional (or polite) to address a group of colleagues — where at least one is a woman — as “gentlemen.” One option for you now is to compose a group email addressed to your colleagues with the salutation: “Ladies.”

a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man: He behaved like a true gentleman. a male personal servant, especially of a man of social position; valet. a male attendant upon a king, queen, or other royal person, who is himself of high birth or rank.

Some common synonyms of handsome are beautiful, comely, fair, lovely, and pretty. While all these words mean "exciting sensuous or aesthetic pleasure," handsome suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion, symmetry, or elegance.

So, to answer your question — if you know that people are male, then refer to them as male: “Gentlemen,” “Sirs,” “Guys” or whatever suits the occasion best. If you know they are female, refer to them as female.

Some common synonyms of courteous are chivalrous, civil, gallant, and polite.

Strongest matches. accomplished, admirable, attractive, beautiful, cool, elegant, exceptional, expensive, exquisite, fashionable, first-rate, great, handsome, lovely, magnificent, neat, outstanding, pleasant, rare, refined, smart, solid, splendid, striking, subtle, superior, well-made.

What is a handsome man called? ›

An adonis is a very handsome man, especially a young one. You might secretly think of your good-looking neighbor as "a young adonis." You'll most commonly see this word capitalized: Adonis, though if you're using it to mean "handsome guy," it's okay to use a lower-case a.

showy or smart; elegant in appearance: a bird of fine plumage. good-looking or handsome: a fine young man.

1. having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking. a handsome man.

1 (of a man) good-looking, esp. in having regular, pleasing, and well-defined features. 2 (of a woman) fine-looking in a dignified way. 3 well-proportioned, stately, or comely.

ladies and gentlemen or men and women. Avoid unnecessarily gendered language. There are ways to be gender-neutral and inclusive. You could use everyone or all instead of men and women and distinguished guests or folks instead of ladies and gentlemen.

For starters when you walk into a room to greet people instead of saying something similar to “Good morning ladies and gentlemen!”, you could say something along the lines of “Good morning everyone!” therefore not perpetuating the idea that there are only two genders and not excluding anyone in the group.