/ Dictionary / Index K Kent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Kent Pronunciation: (kent), [key] — n. 1763–1847, U.S. jurist. 1882–1971, U.S. illustrator and painter. 1685–1748, English painter, architect, and landscape gardener. a county in SE England. 1,445,400; 1442 sq. mi. (3735 sq. km). an ancient English kingdom in SE Great Britain. See map under a city in NE Ohio. 26,164. a town in central Washington. 23,152. a male given name: from the Old English name of a county in England. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: kent (Thesaurus) kenspeckle kente Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language