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- 1. social superiority as demonstrated by polite and respectable manners, behaviour, or appearances: "her grandmother's pretensions to gentility" Similar Opposite
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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 delicacy, prudery, or affectation. b. : superior social status or prestige evidenced by manners, possessions, or mode of life. Synonyms. civility. courteousness. courtesy. genteelness.
noun [ U ] uk / dʒenˈtɪl.ə.ti / us / dʒenˈtɪl.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. the quality of being genteel: an air (= manner) of gentility. Synonym. breeding. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Manners & levels of formality. button-down. buttoned-up. casualization. ceremoniously. formally. genteelly. genteelness. grace. ground rules. non-U.
gentility. /dʒɛnˈtɪlədi/ IPA guide. Other forms: gentilities. Anyone can be nice. Many people have good manners. But gentility is that rare kind of graciousness that is handed down from one elegant generation to the next.
noun. good breeding or refinement. Synonyms: propriety, decorum, grace, polish. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance. the status of belonging to polite society. members of polite society collectively. gentility. / dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ / noun. respectability and polite good breeding. affected politeness. noble birth or ancestry.
noun [ U ] us / dʒenˈtɪl.ə.t̬i / uk / dʒenˈtɪl.ə.ti / Add to word list. the quality of being genteel: an air (= manner) of gentility. Synonym. breeding. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Manners & levels of formality. button-down. buttoned-up. casualization. ceremoniously. formally. genteelly. genteelness. grace. ground rules.
Gentility is the fact or appearance of belonging to a high social class. He surrounds himself with all the trappings of gentility–dogs, horses, and fine paintings. The hotel has an air of faded gentility.
Definition of gentility noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. The quality of being well-mannered; refinement. 2. The condition of being born to the gentry. 3. Persons of high social standing considered as a group. 4. An attempt to convey or maintain the appearance of refinement and elegance.
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