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gentility
[ jen-til-i-tee ]
noun
- good breeding or refinement.
Synonyms: , , ,
- affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
- the status of belonging to polite society.
- members of polite society collectively.
gentility
/ »åÏôÉ›²Ôˈ³Ùɪ±ôɪ³Ùɪ /
noun
- respectability and polite good breeding
- affected politeness
- noble birth or ancestry
- people of noble birth
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ôg±ð²Ô·³Ù¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gentility1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gentility1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
As Freeman notes, these insults “demanded an immediate challenge, for they struck at the core elements of manliness and gentility.â€
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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