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gentility

[ jen-til-i-tee ]

noun

  1. good breeding or refinement.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
  3. the status of belonging to polite society.
  4. members of polite society collectively.


gentility

/ ɛˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. respectability and polite good breeding
  2. affected politeness
  3. noble birth or ancestry
  4. people of noble birth
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲg·پi·ٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gentility1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French gentilite < Latin Գī- (stem of Գī ), equivalent to Գī ( is ) ( gentle ) + -- -ity
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gentility1

C14: from Old French gentilite, from Latin Գī relationship of those belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens
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Already masterwork in balancing gentility with explosive rage, the actor blends the spark of a political mover with the oleaginous menace of a mob boss.

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So what this shows about Richard Mack is that, in his eyes, one of the appeals of the constitutional sheriff movement is that they represent a sort of gentility that doesn't exist in policing anymore.

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The story is in no sense a petition for the return of the monarchy but contrasts Old World gentility with the heartlessness of the surveillance state, culture against the assassination of culture.

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As Freeman notes, these insults “demanded an immediate challenge, for they struck at the core elements of manliness and gentility.”

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As Machiavelli went on to suggest, the master liar must never show any weakness or gentility; he must always be, or at least appear to be, brutal, exuding righteous anger, control, power.

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