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The meaning of GENTILITY is the condition of belonging to the gentry. How to use gentility in a sentence.
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. not the done thing idiom. over-familiar. propriety. pukka. solemnity.
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.
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.
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.
very good manners and behaviour; the fact of belonging to a high social class. He took her hand with discreet gentility. She thinks expensive clothes are a mark of gentility. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
