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TOEFL BNC: 23320 COCA: 27599

gentility

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gentility /ʤɛnˈtɪləti/ noun
gentility
/ʤɛnˈtɪləti/
noun
Learner's definition of GENTILITY
[noncount]
: high social status高贵的身份
: a quietly appealing and polite quality or manner : a genteel quality or manner文雅;彬彬有礼
TOEFL BNC: 23320 COCA: 27599

gentility

noun

gen·​til·​i·​ty jen-ˈti-lə-tē How to pronounce gentility (audio)
plural gentilities
1
a
: the condition of belonging to the gentry
2
a(1)
: decorum of conduct : courtesy
(2)
: attitudes or activity marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation
b
: superior social status or prestige evidenced by manners, possessions, or mode of life

Example Sentences

Education was considered a mark of gentility. was full of the same gentility and grace that marked the rest of the family
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of gentility was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 23320 COCA: 27599

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