"gentility" meaning in English

See gentility in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ə.ti/, /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/, [ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-gentility.wav Forms: gentilities [plural]
Etymology: From Old French gentilité. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|gentilité}} Old French gentilité Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gentility (countable and uncountable, plural gentilities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior. Tags: uncountable Translations (The state of being elegant): елегантност (elegantnost) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ელეგანტურობა (eleganṭuroba) (Georgian), კეთილშობილება (ḳetilšobileba) (Georgian), დიდგვაროვნობა (didgvarovnoba) (Georgian), გვარიშვილობა (gvarišviloba) (Georgian), Vornehmheit [feminine] (German), vornehme Herkunft [feminine] (German), vornehme Lebensart [feminine] (German), uaisleacht [feminine] (Irish), dystynkcja [feminine] (Polish), fidalguia [feminine] (Portuguese), gentileza [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-gentility-en-noun-0t5cfjx3 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'The state of being elegant': 86 14
  2. The upper classes, the gentry. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gentility-en-noun-V7lLL7D1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54

Inflected forms

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