gentlemanly

[jen-tl-muh n-lee]

like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.

Nearby words

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at gentleman, -ly

Related formsgen·tle·man·li·ness, nounpseu·do·gen·tle·man·ly, adverbqua·si-gen·tle·man·ly, adverbun·gen·tle·man·ly, adjective

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Gentlemanliness it regards as perfect virtue, containing all particular virtues, and all goods for the sake of the honourable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
The soul of gentlemanliness is a kindly feeling toward others, that prompts one to secure their comfort.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. Jefferis
At once I understood the urbanity and the gentlemanliness that must have existed in the patriarchal times.
Rattlin the Reefer|Edward Howard
Simple Clare could not see what keeping a carriage had to do with gentlemanliness.
Clare Avery|Emily Sarah Holt

There was a blaze of brutal pharisaism that put a bar-sinister across any claim to gentlemanliness on the part of the majority.
Germany and the Germans|Price Collier

Word Origin and History for gentlemanliness

adj.

mid-15c., from gentleman + -ly (1).