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gentility
[ jen-til-i-tee ]
/ dʒɛnˈtɪl ɪ ti /
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noun
good breeding or refinement.
affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
the status of belonging to polite society.
members of polite society collectively.
OTHER WORDS FOR gentility
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Origin of gentility
OTHER WORDS FROM gentility
un·gen·til·i·ty, nounWords nearby gentility
gentile, Gentile da Fabriano, Gentileschi, gentilesse, gentilism, gentility, gentisate, gentisic acid, gentle, gentle breeze, gentle craft
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How to use gentility in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gentility
gentility
/ (dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
respectability and polite good breeding
affected politeness
noble birth or ancestry
people of noble birth
Word Origin for gentility
C14: from Old French gentilite, from Latin gentīlitās relationship of those belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens
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