gentility
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gen·til·i·ty
(jĕn-tĭl′ĭ-tē)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.
[Middle English gentilete, nobility of birth, from Old French, from Latin gentīlitās, from gentīlis, of the same clan; see gentle.]
gentility
(dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. respectability and polite good breeding
2. affected politeness
3. noble birth or ancestry
4. people of noble birth
[C14: from Old French gentilite, from Latin gentīlitās relationship of those belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens]
gen•til•i•ty
(dʒɛnˈtɪl ɪ ti)n.
1. good breeding or refinement.
2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
3. the condition or status of belonging to the gentry.
4. members of polite society collectively; the gentry.
[1300–50; Middle English < Old French < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" |
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.
gentility
noun1. Well-mannered behavior toward others:
2. People of the highest social level:
aristocracy, blue blood, crème de la crème, elite, flower, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, society, upper class, who's who.
Informal: upper crust.
Translations
تأنُّق شديد، دماثَه
uhlazenost
gode manerer
elõkelõsködés
hæverska; fínheit
manieringumas
manierīgums
kibarlıkzerafet
gentility
[dʒenˈtɪlɪtɪ] N [of person, family] → refinamiento m, elegancia f; [of place] → elegancia fgentility
n → Vornehmheit f
gentility
(dʒənˈtiləti) noun good manners, often to too great an extent. She was laughed at for her gentility.