gentility
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gentility
- /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ə.ti/
- /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
- [ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] US
Where it comes from
From Old French gentilité.
noun gentilities
- The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior. 1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He is the violence and fear of the boy of my stories, yet the gentility and sensitivity of poetry.
- The upper classes, the gentry.
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noun The state of being elegant
| Português | fidalguia, gentileza |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Vornehmheit, vornehme Herkunft, vornehme Lebensart |
Talk about this word "gentility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gentility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gentility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gentility "gentility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gentility.
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@misc{gentility_2026,
title = {gentility},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gentility},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
