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gentlemanliness

  • a word derived from gentleman.
    gentleman
    noun
    a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
  • a word derived from gentlemanly.
    gentlemanly
    adjective
    like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.

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“Captain Manning’s handsome good looks and gentlemanliness greatly appealed to Amelia,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

Bush is remembered for his niceness, kindness, gentleness, and gentlemanliness.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 7, 2018

All my chivalry, goodness, gentlemanliness only stems from the fact that it’s my way of saying thank you.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 19, 2016

As I write this I’m thinking of my father’s unique blend of self-deprecation and dignity, his approachable elegance, his charisma without audacity, his old-world gentlemanliness and the hand-forged tower of his work.

From Time ● Nov. 14, 2016

It was almost comical, his gentlemanliness, she thought as she followed him down the hallway.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng