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gens meaning in English

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gens [gentis] (3rd) F
noun

Gentilesnoun
[UK: ˈdʒen.taɪlz] [US: ˈdʒen.ˌtaɪlz]

nation, peoplenoun

tribe, clannoun

agens [agentis] (3rd) M
noun

advocate, pleadernoun

land surveyorsnoun

secret police (pl.) (frumentarii / curiosi)noun

agens [(gen.), agentis] adjective

efficient, effective, powerfuladjective

algens [(gen.), algentis] adjective

cold (of things normally hot)adjective
[UK: kəʊld] [US: koʊld]

cold (weather), chilly (insufficient clothing)adjective

algensis [algensis, algense] adjective

living on seaweed (spec. of a variety of purple fish)adjective

bugenes [(gen.), bugenstis] adjective

as insects from a dead carcassadjective

born of / produced from an ox / bulladjective

burgensis [burgensis] (3rd) C
noun

citizen / burgess / burgernoun

inhabitants / residents (pl.) of a (walled) town / boroughnoun

cogens adjective

compellingadjective
[UK: kəm.ˈpel.ɪŋ] [US: kəm.ˈpel.ɪŋ]

cotangens [cotangentis] (3rd) F
noun

cotangent (math)noun
[UK: ˈkəʊ.ˈtæn.dʒənt] [US: koʊ.ˈtæn.dʒʌnt]

diligens [diligentis (gen.), diligentior -or -us, diligentissimus -a -um] adjective

accurateadjective
[UK: ˈæ.kjə.rət] [US: ˈæ.kjə.rət]

assiduousadjective
[UK: ə.ˈsɪ.djuəs] [US: ə.ˈsɪ.dwəs]

attentive, fond (of), devoted (to)adjective

carefuladjective
[UK: ˈkeə.fʊl] [US: ˈker.fəl]
He is very careful. = Valde diligens est.

diligensadjective

diligent, scrupulousadjective

industriousadjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈdʌ.strɪəs] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdə.striəs]

duodevigensim numeral

eighteenthnumeral
[UK: ˌeɪ.ˈtiːnθ] [US: e.ˈtiːnθ]

duodevigensum numeral

eighteenthnumeral
[UK: ˌeɪ.ˈtiːnθ] [US: e.ˈtiːnθ]

egens [(gen.), egentis] adjective

needy, poor, in want ofadjective

very poor, destitute (of)adjective

egens, inops adjective

destitute(lacking something, devoid; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken)
adjective
[UK: ˈde.stɪ.tjuːt] [US: ˈde.stə.ˌtuːt]

needy [needier, neediest](in need, poor)
adjective
[UK: ˈniː.di] [US: ˈniː.di]

familia, gens noun

people(a person's ancestors, relatives or family)
noun
[UK: ˈpiːp.l̩] [US: ˈpiːp.l̩]

fulgens [fulgentis (gen.), fulgentior -or -us, fulgentissimus -a -um] adjective

bright, splendidadjective

brilliant (white)adjective
[UK: ˈbrɪ.lɪənt] [US: ˈbrɪ.ljənt]

flashing, gleaming / glittering, resplendentadjective

indigens [(gen.), indigentis] adjective

destituteadjective
[UK: ˈde.stɪ.tjuːt] [US: ˈde.stə.ˌtuːt]

indigent, needyadjective

not self-sufficientadjective

poor [poorer, poorest]adjective
[UK: pʊə(r)] [US: ˈpʊr]

indiligens [indiligentis (gen.), indiligentior -or -us, indiligentissimus -a -um] adjective

careless, negligentadjective

inattentiveadjective
[UK: ˌɪ.nə.ˈten.tɪv] [US: ˌɪ.nə.ˈten.tɪv]

neglected, not cared foradjective

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