gentility

  • 11gentility — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. a. the condition of belonging to the gentry b. gentlefolk, gentry 2. a. (1) decorum of conduct ; courtesy (2) attitudes or activity marked by false delica …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 12gentility — /jen til i tee/, n. 1. good breeding or refinement. 2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance. 3. the status of belonging to polite society. 4. members of polite society collectively. [1300 50; ME < OF gentilite < L gentilitat (s. of&#8230; …

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  • 13gentility — noun a) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior. b) The upper classes, the gentry …

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  • 14gentility — Synonyms and related words: ancestry, appropriateness, aristocracy, aristocraticalness, becomingness, birth, blood, blue blood, breeding, civility, cultivation, culture, decency, decorousness, decorum, distinction, elegance, elite, felicity,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15gentility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refinement, elegance; courtesy; nobility. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. decorum, propriety, refinement; see behavior 1 , decorum , refinement 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesa …

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  • 16gentility — gen|til|i|ty [ dʒen tıləti ] noun uncount 1. ) a polite way of behaving, considered typical of people belonging to a high social class a ) the people who belong to a high social class, thought of as a group 2. ) a false way of behaving that is&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17gentility — gen·til·i·ty || dÊ’en tɪlÉ™tɪ n. quality of being genteel; condition of one who belongs to the upper class …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18gentility — [dʒɛn tɪlɪti] noun socially superior or genteel character or behaviour. Origin ME (in the sense honourable birth ): from OFr. gentilite, from gentil (see gentle1) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19gentility — n. Politeness, courtesy, urbanity, good breeding, good behavior, refinement of manners …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 20gentility — n 1. refinement, good breeding, mannerliness, polished behavior, savoir faire, courtliness, gentlemanliness, gallantry, chivalry, courtesy, politeness, civility, comity, decency; affability, amenity, Fr. prevenance. decorum, propriety, etiquette …

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