gentility

🇺🇸 /dʒenˈtɪləti/ 🇬🇧 /dʒenˈtɪləti/
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noun
R

Being very polite, well-behaved, or acting like you are from a high social class.

She carried herself with an air of gentility that impressed everyone.

R

Being quiet and preferring old-fashioned ways.

The neighborhood had a charm of old-world gentility.

translation

n. Being very polite, well-behaved, or acting like you are from a high social class.; Being quiet and preferring old-fashioned ways.

Word Forms

Plural gentilities