gentility

gen·til·i·ty  (jn-tl-t)

n.

1. The quality of being well-mannered; refinement.

2. The condition of being born to the gentry.

3. Persons of high social standing considered as a group.

4. An attempt to convey or maintain the appearance of refinement and elegance.

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[Middle English gentilete, nobility of birth, from Old French, from Latin gentlits, from gentlis, of the same clan; see gentle.]

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gentility [dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. respectability and polite good breeding

2. affected politeness

3. noble birth or ancestry

4. people of noble birth

[from Old French gentilite, from Latin gentīlitās relationship of those belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gentility - elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression breeding, genteelness elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"

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gentility

noun refinement, culture, breeding, courtesy, elegance, formality, respectability, cultivation, rank, politeness, good manners, good family, blue blood, good breeding, high birth, courtliness, gentle birth The old woman had an air of gentility about her.

Translations

gentility [dʒenˈtɪlɪtɪ] N [of person, family] → refinamiento m, elegancia f; [of place] → elegancia f

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gentility [dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti] n → distinction f

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gentility

n → Vornehmheit f

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gentility [dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → affettazione f, distinzione f

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gentility [dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ] n (see adj) → affettazione f, distinzione f

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gentility

n gentility [dʒənˈtiləti]

good manners, often to too great an extent She was laughed at for her gentility. deftigheid تأنُّق شديد، دماثَه фалшива изтънченост uhlazenost gode manerer die Vornehmtuerei ψευτοαρχοντιά, ψεύτικος καθωσπρεπισμός, εκζήτηση finura, elegancia, distinción peenekombelisus, peenutsus ادب و نزاکت hienostuneisuus manières affectées נימוסיות कुलीनता otmjenost, finoća előkelőség, előkelősködés kesopanan hæverska; fínheit gentilezza, raffinatezza 上品ぶること 점잔빼기 manieringumas manierīgums kehalusan budi pekerti deftigheid tertefinhet dobre maniery gentileza afectare, (pretenţie de) rafina­ment аристократические замашки afektovanosť pretirana imenitnost uglađenost []förnämitet สังคมชั้นสูง kibarlık, zerafet 假斯文 світськість سماجی برتری hành vi tao nhã 假斯文，文雅，有教养