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Definition of Gentility
1. Noun. Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.
Definition of Gentility
1. n. Good extraction; dignity of birth.
Definition of Gentility
1. Noun. The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior. ¹
2. Noun. The upper classes, the gentry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gentility
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentility
Literary usage of Gentility
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"... Wars a Martyr to Ceremony and Gentility-] ays Cow LET, " when his quarters .
... laying to put on a baud, and »W ^ of martyr of ceremony and gentility- ..."
2. The Character of the Gentleman by Francis Lieber (1864)
"D.: 3 vols., London, 1849: '' Degrees of Gentility. ... There are four several
qualities or degrees of gentility arising from the grant of coat-armor. ..."
3. The Vicar of Wakefield: Der Landprediger Von Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"... gentility: we have still enough left for happiness, if we are wise, and let
us draw upon content for the deficiencies of fortune. ..."
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