'Gentility' definitions:
Definition of 'gentility'
(from WordNet)
noun
Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression [syn: breeding, genteelness, gentility]
Definition of 'Gentility'
From: GCIDE
- Gentility \Gen*til"i*ty\, n. [L. gentilitas the relationship of those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F. gentilit['e] heathenism. See Gentile.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Good extraction; dignity of birth. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- He . . . mines my gentility with my education. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Paganism; heathenism. [Obs.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gentility'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ancestry,
- appropriateness,
- aristocracy,
- aristocraticalness,
- becomingness,
- birth,
- blood,
- blue blood,
- breeding,
- civility,
- cultivation,
- culture,
- decency,
- decorousness,
- decorum,
- distinction,
- elegance,
- elite,
- felicity,
- fitness,
- fittingness,
- flower,
- genteelness,
- gentlemanlikeness,
- gentlemanliness,
- gentleness,
- gentry,
- good breeding,
- happiness,
- honorable descent,
- ladylikeness,
- meetness,
- nobility,
- noble birth,
- nobleness,
- polish,
- properness,
- propriety,
- quality,
- rank,
- refinement,
- rightness,
- royalty,
- seemliness,
- society,
- suitability,
- upper class,
- upper crust,
- urbanity