gentility
gentility · gentilities
Vornehmheit, vornehme Herkunft, vornehme Lebensart
The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superiorThe state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.
/ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ə.ti/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.
Vornehmheit, vornehme Herkunft, vornehme Lebensart
(countable, uncountable)The upper classes, the gentry.
More definitions
- elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
The state of being elegant:
Origin
From Old French gentilité.From Old French gentilité.
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Forms
plural: gentilities| Singular | gentility |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression:breedinggenteelness
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedgentle
Derivedungentility
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable