Definitions of gentility [ʒɛnˈtɪl ɪ ti]

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Definition of 'gentility'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) gentility
good breeding or refinement.

2.  gentility
affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.

3.  gentility
the condition or status of belonging to the gentry.

4.  gentility
members of polite society collectively; the gentry.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME < OF < L)

Definition of 'gentility'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) breeding, genteelness, gentility
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Definition of 'gentility'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) gentility
good extraction; dignity of birth

2. (noun) gentility
the quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding

3. (noun) gentility
the class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry

4. (noun) gentility
paganism; heathenism

Translation of 'gentility'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: good manners, often to too great an extent She was laughed at for her gentility.
Afrikaans: deftigheid	Arabic: تأنُّق شديد، دماثَه	Bulgarian: фалшива изтънченост
Brazilian: gentileza	Czech: uhlazenost	German: die Vornehmtuerei
Danish: gode manerer	Greek: ψευτοαρχοντιά, ψεύτικος κ	Spanish: finura, elegancia, distin
Estonian: peenekombelisus, peenutsu	Farsi: ادب و نزاکت	Finnish: hienostuneisuus
French: manières affectées	Hebrew: נימוסיות	Hindi: कुलीनता
Croatian: otmjenost, finoća	Hungarian: előkelőség, előkelősködés	Indonesian: kesopanan
Icelandic: hæverska; fínheit	Italian: gentilezza, raffinatezza	Japanese: 上品ぶること
Korean: 점잔빼기	Lithuanian: manieringumas	Latvian: manierīgums
Malay: kehalusan budi pekerti	Dutch: deftigheid	Norwegian: tertefinhet
Polish: dobre maniery	Persian: ادب و نزاکت	Pashto: موْدب
Portuguese: gentileza	Romanian: afectare, (pretenţie de)	Russian: аристократические замашки
Slovak: afektovanosť	Slovenian: pretirana imenitnost	Serbian: uglađenost
Swedish: [strunt]förnämitet	Thai: ความสุภาพมากเกินไป	Turkish: kibarlık, zerafet
Taiwanese: 假斯文	Ukrainian: світськість	Urdu: سماجی برتری
Vietnamese: hành vi tao nhã	Chinese: 假斯文，文雅，有教养
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