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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jen til′i tē)

gen•til•i•ty /dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

good breeding or refinement;
politeness and elegance.

gen•til•i•ty ( jen til′i tē),USA pronunciation n.

good breeding or refinement.
affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
the status of belonging to polite society.
members of polite society collectively.

Latin gentīlitāt- (stem of gentīlitās), equivalent. to gentīl(is) (see gentle) + -itāt- -ity
Old French gentilite
Middle English 1300–50

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gentility /dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

respectability and polite good breeding
affected politeness
noble birth or ancestry
people of noble birth

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French gentilite, from Latin gentīlitās relationship of those belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens

'gentility' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

veneer - cultivation - decency - gentrice - la-di-da - shabby-genteel

Synonyms: decorum, propriety, refinement, more...

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