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gentility
[jen-til-i-tee]
noun
good breeding or refinement.
Synonyms: , , ,affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
the status of belonging to polite society.
members of polite society collectively.
gentility
/ ɛˈɪɪɪ /
noun
respectability and polite good breeding
affected politeness
noble birth or ancestry
people of noble birth
Other 51Թ Forms
- ungentility noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gentility1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gentility1
Example Sentences
Its noble gentility has been subtly adding to the DNA of the California sound.
Already masterwork in balancing gentility with explosive rage, the actor blends the spark of a political mover with the oleaginous menace of a mob boss.
So what this shows about Richard Mack is that, in his eyes, one of the appeals of the constitutional sheriff movement is that they represent a sort of gentility that doesn't exist in policing anymore.
The story is in no sense a petition for the return of the monarchy but contrasts Old World gentility with the heartlessness of the surveillance state, culture against the assassination of culture.
As Freeman notes, these insults “demanded an immediate challenge, for they struck at the core elements of manliness and gentility.”
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Related 51Թs
- aristocracy
- civility
- decorum
- elegance
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- propriety
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