gentlemanlinessn.
/ˈdʒɛntlmənlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)əlmənlinᵻs/ rare before the 19th cent.
The condition or quality of being a gentleman. Also: gentlemanly conduct.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding > specific
gentlemanship1541
gentlemanliness1565
gentlewomanliness1808
ladyhood1820
ladyism1826
ladylikeness1844
gentlemanlikeness1849
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness
gentlerya1275
gentlemanship1541
gentlemanry1550
gentlemanliness1565
gentleshipa1568
gentlemanhood1767
gentlewomanliness1808
gentlewomanhood1853
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Generósitas, nobilitie: gentlemanlynes courage: kindelynes: aptenes in their kynde.
1703 W. Freke Divine Gram. iv. 135 By his Oeconomy he retrieved his renewed Gentlemanliness.
1818 Examiner 13 Sept. 586/2 Mr. Topping is also not remarkable for the gentlemanliness of the mode in which he conducts an examination.
1940 Times 25 June 9/5 Perhaps his most striking qualities were vigour of mind and body, sparkling humour and true gentlemanliness.
2017 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 11 Nov. [He] embodied the finest and noblest traditions of the legal profession—honesty, fair play, gentlemanliness and personal integrity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1565